Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight has returned to Dhaka more than seven hours late after making an emergency landing in Qatar's Doha due to the temporary closure of Saudi Arabia's Dammam airport.

The flight landed in Doha before continuing to Dammam. Its return service, BG-350, arrived at Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport at 2:53pm on Monday.

In a statement on Monday, the flag carrier said the airport had been operating normally when the flight departed Dhaka, but the closure was announced while the aircraft was en route.

Considering passenger safety and operational requirements, the flight was diverted to Doha, where it landed at 2:27am Bangladesh time.

Dammam airport reopened about three hours later, accordi...