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stamp out of bangladeshis the main airport Authorities have confirmed it has been halted after a massive fire broke out at the cargo terminal.
Thirty-six fire units were battling the blaze on Saturday, said Talha bin Jassim, an official with the fire service and civil defense media cell.
operating on DhakaHazrat Shahjalal International Airport has been suspended and all aircraft are safe, airport official Masudul Hasan said.
The cause of the fire remains unknown.
Both domestic and international flights have been affected.
An Indigo flight from Delhi to Dhaka was diverted. KolkataAnd an Air Arabia flight from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates was diverted to Chittagong.
Meanwhile, a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong was seen circling in the sky after failing to land at Dhaka airport, officials said.
The Army, Navy and Air Force joined the fire service in efforts to control the fire.
This is the third major fire in Bangladesh this week.
At least 16 people were killed and others injured in a fire that broke out at a garment factory and an adjacent chemical warehouse in Bangladesh on Tuesday.
Another fire on Thursday gutted a textile factory building in an export processing zone in Chittagong.