Bangladesh unrest: Major General Ziaul Ahsan, a Sheikh Hasina loyalist who was dismissed from service after the Bangladesh Army announced the formation of an interim government post-exit of former PM Sheikh Hasina, was detained in dramatic circumstances on Tuesday night after the plane he was on was brought back from the Dhaka airport runway to the boarding bridge, as per local media reports.
Ziaul Ahsan was arrested Emirates Flight 585 was made to taxi back to the boarding bridge from the runway, sources at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport told the Daily Star. Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) officials took him back to the Dhaka Cantonment after his arrest.