Biman Bangladesh Airlines

Mokabbir Hossain Biman's new MD, CEO

Additional Secretary of the Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry Md Mokabbir Hossain has been made the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.
12 September 2019, 07:43 AM

Biman's 4th Dreamliner Rajhangsha to arrive Sep 14

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will get 'Rajhangsha', its fourth Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, on September 14 instead of September 12.
11 September 2019, 11:45 AM

Biman to get 4th Dreamliner ‘Rajhangsha’ Thursday

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will get its fourth Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, last in the row of 10 new aircrafts, on September 12.
9 September 2019, 15:29 PM

Biman dreams big with third Dreamliner

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the induction of the third Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner into the Biman fleet would enhance its capacity to operate flights to new destinations.
22 August 2019, 18:00 PM

PM opens Biman’s third Dreamliner ‘Gaangchil’

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates ‘Gaangchil’, the third Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, setting up a new milestone for the national flag carrier.
22 August 2019, 07:04 AM

Gangchil to be inaugurated tomorrow

The third Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner is scheduled to spread its wings on international routes following its inauguration by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tomorrow.
21 August 2019, 15:52 PM

Biman’s Dhaka-Tokyo flight to resume in Dec

The Biman Bangladesh Airlines is going to resume direct flights from Dhaka to Tokyo from December this year. Biman suspended its Dhaka-Tokyo route in 2006, deeming it not commercially viable. Now, given the increased business ties and tourist movement between the two countries, Biman
31 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Biman makes profit Tk 272cr in 2018-19 FY

Biman Bangladesh Airlines earns profit of Tk 272 crore in the last fiscal year after incurring loss in 2017-18 FY.
31 July 2019, 12:04 PM

4 ex-Biman staff jailed for forgery

A Dhaka court has sentenced four former officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines to different terms in jail in a case filed for misappropriating of Tk 28.58 lakh by making forged bills and vouchers in 2001.
22 July 2019, 12:32 PM

Hajj flight begins

This year’s Hajj flight carrying 419 Bangladeshi pilgrims starts for Saudi Arabia.An aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines leaves Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for Saudi Arabia with 419 Bangladeshi pilgrims.
4 July 2019, 05:14 AM

Captain Fazal Mahmud was not detained by immigration at Doha airport

Biman Bangladesh Airlines says a pilot of the national flag carrier, who was allegedly denied entry by Qatar immigration at Doha International Airport for not carrying his passport, was not detained or arrested by the authorities there.
7 June 2019, 12:04 PM

Biman pilot denied entry in Qatar for not carrying passport

A pilot of Biman Bangladesh Airlines is denied entry at the immigration of Doha International Airport in Qatar for not carrying his passport.
6 June 2019, 14:28 PM

Biman domestic flight makes ‘precautionary landing’

A domestic flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines makes a "precautionary landing" around an hour after it took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
3 June 2019, 05:14 AM

Biman gets new Boeing 737-800

Biman Bangladesh Airlines gets its fifth Boeing 737-800 aircraft making the total number or its aircraft to 14.
16 May 2019, 15:12 PM

10 Biman flights suspended on 4 domestic routes till Monday

Biman Bangladesh Airlines suspends operation of its ten flights on four domestic routes till Monday due to shortage of aircraft following Wednesday’s Biman flight accident at Yangon Airport.
10 May 2019, 09:38 AM

Biman opens probe over Yangon crash landing

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has formed a probe committee over the crash landing of its Dash-8 aircraft in Myanmar’s Yangon yesterday.
9 May 2019, 05:19 AM

Biman ticket sale shoots up

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has seen a sharp rise in ticket sales which the aviation ministry claims was due to a drive against corruption in ticketing.
7 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Graft: Pro-AL leaders in CBA allege harassment

Pro-ruling party leaders in Biman’s Collective Bargaining Agency (CBA) allege that they are being harassed in the name of graft investigation.
5 May 2019, 14:13 PM

13 flights cancelled due to rough weather

A total of 13 flights are cancelled and several others delayed due to rough weather triggered by cyclone Fani, which is crossing over the country.
4 May 2019, 07:15 AM

Biman to resume Dhaka-Delhi flights May 13

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will resume Dhaka-Delhi direct flights on May 13, with three flights a week initially.
23 April 2019, 15:50 PM