Menon speaks highly of airport security
Slain Ansar member family to get Tk 2 lakh
UNB
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon yesterday said the security arrangements at the countrys airports, including the one in Dhaka, are better compared to those in 10 developed countries, reports UNB. The minister said this after a meeting over airport security following the killing of an Ansar member at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Sunday evening. Menon said Sundays incident had triggered concern among all about the airport security. But after reviewing the situation weve found that there was no loophole in the security measures. The security arrangement is good compared to other airports of 10 developed countries. Bangladesh is more conscious when it comes to security, he said. The meeting was held at the conference room of the airport with CAAB officials and representatives of different law enforcement and intelligence agencies working at the airport.
The minister said the members of law enforcement agencies, especially Ansar and Airport Armed Police (AAP), who were on duty during the incident, prevented the attacker risking their lives. I can assure people both at home and abroad that our law enforcement agencies have the capability to prevent any incident like Sundays one if anybody tries to attempt to do so in the future similar, Menon said.
Replying to a question, the minister said scrutinizing the database of the airport, law enforcement agencies have confirmed that the attacker is not the employee of the private cleaning company. Were yet to confirm about real identity of the attacker as he has been giving contradictory information, the minister said.
Replying to another question, he also said the law enforcement agencies have been trying to unearth whether there was any militant connection with the attacker. The minister also announced that the Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh (CAAB) will provide Tk one lakh as financial assistance to the family of the slain Ansar member.
Memon also pledged to donate to the victims family Tk one lakh from his personal fund. The meeting also decided that CAAB will bear the treatment expenses of the four injured. On Sunday, the Ansar member was killed and four people, including two members of Airport Armed Police (AAP) and two of Ansar, were injured as a man wearing the dress of a private cleaning firm stabbed them at the airport.
