Biman Bangladesh Airlines
Plane Purchase: ‘Airbus’s second proposal far better than the first’
Biman’s outgoing Managing Director and CEO Shafiul Azim said the Airbus’s second proposal to sell its aircraft to the national flag carrier was far better than the first one.
29 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Biman’s self-sabotage will not just hurt itself
Its U-turn on Airbus purchase decision raises fresh concerns
29 May 2024, 14:30 PM
Biman and The GolfHouse join hands to promote golf
National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with The GolfHouse to support the country's golf and golfers.
29 May 2024, 08:28 AM
Biman U-turns to buy Airbus planes
In 3 days reconstituted evaluation body finds purchase viable after old committee gave the thumbs down
28 May 2024, 18:00 PM
‘Govt meddling in airlines monitoring’
The inspection and monitoring of flight operations of carriers, especially Biman, is hindered by “government involvement”, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has found during a recent inspection.
11 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Biman ignored its board in hiring pilots
Minutes of Biman’s 269th board meeting held on January 18, 2022, show the board approved recruitment of three captains for its Boeing 777s but the carrier hired eight.
23 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Biman Flight: Plane returns to Dhaka after crack in windshield
An aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines heading for Saudi Arabia had to return to Dhaka and make an emergency landing as a windshield of the Boeing 787-9 cracked mid flight.
21 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Biman passenger dies on board
A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines was diverted to Kolkata early today as a passenger fell sick
19 January 2024, 18:57 PM
Travelling abroad getting tougher for Biman employees
Approval from top brass now a must
18 January 2024, 15:43 PM
Biman to buy Tk 1,000 crore equipment, body cameras for ground staff
The cameras will be used to stop pilferage of valuables from luggage
4 January 2024, 13:41 PM
Passenger ‘Dies Mid-Flight’: Biman does not land, carries on for 9 hours
A Biman passenger fell ill and died two and a half hours into a flight to London from Sylhet on Monday but the plane did not make an emergency landing and flew for nine more hours to the UK.
13 November 2023, 18:00 PM
There's no saving Biman from itself
Government must take steps to fix how the flag carrier is being run
10 August 2023, 06:57 AM
Biman to resume Dhaka-Guangzhou flights
Biman Bangladesh Airlines is going to resume direct flights from Dhaka to China’s Guangzhou from September 14.
7 August 2023, 18:00 PM
European countries to be closer for Biman flyers
Biman is going for codeshare and interline agreements with Gulf Air and Japan Airlines and this will allow its passengers to go to destinations the two carriers serve.
5 July 2023, 01:10 AM
Lopsided deal to cost Biman over Tk 1,000cr
Biman has violated procurement rules to hire a vendor for its online ticket sales and reservation services, and this will lead to Biman losing over Tk 1,000 crore in 10 years, according to a recent audit report by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh.
19 June 2023, 01:10 AM
Sudan Conflict: 262 back from ‘city of horror’
Mohammad Shahadat, 29, was earning a decent living from his laundry in the Sudanese capital Khartoum until an armed conflict beginning on April 15 plunged the Northeast African country into a civil war.
13 May 2023, 01:20 AM
Escape from Khartoum horrors
Ali Sheikh had to leave home with his family after being confined there for around two weeks amidst a civil war in the Sudanese capital Khartoum.
9 May 2023, 01:00 AM
Biman’s Airbus plan rests on shaky ground
Why expand cargo-carrying capacity without first utilising existing planes?
8 May 2023, 11:01 AM
Attack on Biman server forced delay in salary payments
Around 4,000 employees of Biman did not get their salaries for the months of March and April on time as the authorities are yet to fully restore the server, which was attacked by ransomware on March 18
8 May 2023, 09:27 AM
To make Bangladesh an aviation hub, we must invest in our airlines
Biman Bangladesh Airlines needs to undergo a major transformation in order to grow and expand significantly.
8 May 2023, 08:33 AM