Biman Bangladesh Airlines
Biman suffering from accountability crisis: Menon
There are widespread allegations against Biman Bangladesh Airlines while the national flag carrier is suffering from both accountability and manpower crises, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon tells parliament.
21 June 2017, 14:06 PM
Biman offers Tk 20,060 ticket on Dhaka-Bangkok route
Biman Bangladesh Airlines offers a round trip ticket (Dhaka-Bangkok-Dhaka route) for only Taka 20,060 including all taxes, to travel to Thailand.
13 May 2017, 14:19 PM
Biman’s domestic flight delays as co-pilot arrives late due to traffic gridlock
A domestic flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines is delayed to take-off for over an hour as the co-pilot of the flight arrives late at Dhaka airport, thanks to huge traffic congestion in the capital.
29 August 2016, 14:34 PM
Saudi grand mufti warns of unfair means to perform Hajj
Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh, also the chairman of the Saudi Council of Senior Scholars, criticises those planning to perform Hajj through unfair means.
14 August 2016, 12:43 PM
Exporters in trouble
The exporters of perishable goods are in trouble again as Biman Bangladesh Airlines is going through a shortage of pallets and other cargo-loading equipment on the ground.
13 June 2016, 18:00 PM
12 aircraft used unsafe runaway
The failure of officials to carry out a mandatory runway inspection after a plane aborted take-off at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport due to a destroyed engine put at least 12 following flights in harm's way on Tuesday.
9 June 2016, 18:00 PM
PM reaches Japan to attend G7 Outreach Meeting
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reaches Japan today on a four-day official visit to attend the G7 outreach programme where she will take the leadership role in four basic subjects.
26 May 2016, 04:39 AM
Biman board reconstituted
The government yesterday reconstituted the board of Biman Bangladesh Airlines making Air Marshal (retd) Muhammad Enamul Bari chairman for the year 2016.
29 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Crisis-ridden Biman to offload its boss
Air Marshal (retd) Jamal Uddin Ahmed is about to be shown the door as Biman Bangladesh Airlines is likely to reconstitute its board with a new chairman.
28 March 2016, 18:00 PM
6kg gold seized under plane seat at Dhaka airport
Customs officials seize gold bars weighing around 6 kilograms from underneath the seat of a flight coming in from Doha at Dhaka airport.
2 February 2016, 11:36 AM
Biman plans to expand wings on int’l routes: Menon
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has planned to expand its wings to China and Maldives apart from resuming its suspended routes to Delhi and Hong Kong in 2016.
24 January 2016, 15:00 PM
Biman CEO Kyle Haywood quits
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Kyle Haywood refuses to continue his job.
10 January 2016, 13:18 PM
Biman staff held over smuggled gold
Law enforcers arrest a staff of Biman Bangladesh Airlines in connection with last month’s seizure of 125 smuggled gold bars at Shahjalal airport in Dhaka.
6 January 2016, 10:45 AM
Biman gets new Boeing aircraft
Meghdoot, a brand new Boeing 737-800 aircraft, joins the fleet of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.
27 November 2015, 14:16 PM
Biman to get new aircraft tomorrow
Meghdoot, a brand new Boeing 737-800 aircraft, is to join the fleet of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.
26 November 2015, 12:10 PM
PM returns from Netherlands
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives in Dhaka completing her three-day tour to the Netherlands.
6 November 2015, 12:38 PM
Amsterdam rolls out red carpet for PM
A red carpet is rolled out as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives in Amsterdam amid a rousing reception on a three-day official visit to the Netherlands at the invitation of her Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte.
4 November 2015, 06:20 AM
PM leaves for Amsterdam
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka for Amsterdam on a three-day official visit to the Netherlands at the invitation of her Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte.
3 November 2015, 04:39 AM
First Biman Hajj return flight delayed by 11hrs
The first Hajj return flight of national flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines lands – delayed by nearly 11 hours for was said “technical glitch”.
28 September 2015, 10:58 AM
95 more trafficking victims back home from Malaysia
Ninety five more Bangladeshi trafficking victims, who were rescued by the Malaysian authorities from the Andaman Sea last May, return home from Kuala Lumpur.
9 July 2015, 12:29 PM