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US-Bangla to start Jeddah flights from August
US-Bangla Airlines for the first time is set to operate flights to Jeddah, the second largest city in Saudi Arabia, from August
Foreign airlines’ $323m stuck in Bangladesh
The amount of foreign airlines’ money stuck in Bangladesh has increased to $323 million from $214 million in less than a year, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Biman plane returns to Dhaka as pilot falls sick
A Biman plane returned to its departure airport after the pilot fell sick one hour into the flight to Doha on Friday.
HSIA’s terminal-3 to open in Oct
The much anticipated third terminal of the Dhaka airport is likely to be fully ready for use in October, enhancing the passenger and cargo handling capacity.
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.
Curbs on fund repatriation irk foreign airlines
Many foreign airlines serving Bangladesh are not selling tickets to local travel agencies as they cannot take back most of their earnings from ticket sales due to the dollar crisis in the country.
Dense fog: 13 int'l flights diverted from Dhaka airport
Flight operations suspended for 7 hours
Biman to start Dhaka-Rome flights from March
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will start operating Dhaka-Rome flights from March next year, said Biman MD and CEO Shafiul Azim yesterday.
Dhaka-NY direct flight likely to resume this year: CAAB boss
The much-awaited Dhaka-New York direct flight is likely to resume this year, Chairman, Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) Air Vice Marshal M Mafidur Rahman said today
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.
Dhaka Airport: 3rd terminal to open partially in October
At least 77.5 percent work of the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport has been completed and there could be a soft opening in the first week of October.
All 538 fraud victims finally fly to Saudi to perform hajj
At least 339 people, who were victims of fraud by a private hajj agency, finally flew off to Saudi Arabia to perform hajj
‘Helping Pilgrims’ In KSA: Biman willfully paying twice for same job
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will be spending about Tk 12.9 crores ($1.18 million) to send 100 officials to Saudi Arabia to “assist Bangladeshi hajis” despite having a ground handling services agent who is supposed to do everything for about two-thirds of that cost.
Question Paper Leak: Another Biman official removed
A third official whose name came up in the investigation into the question paper leak of Biman's recruitment exam was removed from his post recently..Deputy Secretary Muhammad Nizam Uddin Ahmed was transferred from his post of general manager of the Administration and Human Resources Depar
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.
Air Astra opens first sales office in Ctg
Air Astra, the newest commercial airline in Bangladesh, opened its first sales office for its clients in the port city’s Agrabad today
Biman fires captain for negligence
Biman has fired Capt Dildar Ahmed Tufail for negligence in duty while captaining a flight on January 15..He was reportedly napping in the crew rest area, leaving the cockpit of the Boeing 777-300ER technically unmanned
Untimely inspection delays Biman’s London-bound flight
A London-bound flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines was delayed today for 40 minutes thanks to an untimely inspection of the aircraft by a security supervisor of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh
