Biman Bangladesh Airlines

Biman operates flight with all female crew on Int’l Women’s Day

The special flight was led by Captain Anita and First Officer Tasnuva

Biman's Dubai flight lands in India due to technical problems

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight en route from Dhaka to Dubai was forced to make an emergency landing at Nagpur in India due to technical issues, PTI reported today

Biman temporarily suspends Dhaka-Sylhet-Manchester flights

The suspension will remain in effect until July 10, with regular operations resuming on July 11

Airport ground handling must be left to efficient providers

Biman comes with a poor track record for the job

Biman curtails flights on five int’l routes

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has reduced flights on five international routes due to financial losses and a decline in passengers.

6 staff sued by Biman for stealing 6,800 euro from passenger's luggage

Six employees of Biman Bangladesh Airlines have been identified as suspects in the theft of 6,800 euro (equivalent to approximately Tk 9 lakh) from the checked luggage of a passenger travelling to Chennai from Dhaka

Biman can no longer be a law unto itself

Revelation of yet another scandal shows urgency of reforms.

Malaysia-bound flights: Biman syndicate hiked ticket prices

The civil aviation ministry has found several Biman officials, including high-ups, fully responsible for the syndicate that artificially hiked the prices of flight tickets to Malaysia in May this year.

Biman’s frustrating legacy of misadventures

That Biman is a highly corrupt institution that thrives on shameless plundering of public money is no secret.

May 8, 2023
May 8, 2023

Buying Airbus planes: Biman’s move puzzling

Biman last year carried a little over 28,000 tonnes of freight in the cargo hold of planes making international flights when it had the capacity to transport over 4.98 lakh tonnes.

April 29, 2023
April 29, 2023

Bangladeshis in Sudan to be brought back via Jeddah: foreign ministry

The government has taken measures to bring back Bangladeshi citizens stranded in Sudan, through Jeddah in Saudi Arabia

March 23, 2023
March 23, 2023

Despite malware attack, email IDs related to airline activities functioning: Biman

On Saturday, a number of computers and servers of Biman were attacked by a malware and the affected server was immediately isolated and email services were closed for that day, the press release added.

March 23, 2023
March 23, 2023

Bangladesh plans to buy aircraft from Airbus

Bangladesh plans to purchase new commercial aircraft from Airbus, a Netherlands-based multinational aerospace company, in order to bolster the fleet of Biman Bangladesh Airlines and thereby tap into the growing aviation industry.

March 21, 2023
March 21, 2023

‘Whoever is capable can do it all’

Shakib was asked how he managed to keep up with all his responsibilities on and off the field and the star cricketer replied with a smile: ‘Whoever is capable can do it all.’

March 21, 2023
March 21, 2023

Verify academic certificates of all pilots: CAAB to all aviation operators

The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has sent a letter to all of the country's airlines, helicopter operators and flying academies to verify academic certificates of all pilots

March 2, 2023
March 2, 2023

Not a flag carrier to be proud of

Biman’s latest scandal a reminder of systemic corruption and mismanagement

March 2, 2023
March 2, 2023

Life lost amid irregularities

The captain of a Biman flight was napping in the crew rest area, leaving the cockpit of a Boeing 777-300ER technically unmanned, when a passenger had a heart attack

February 6, 2023
February 6, 2023

Criminal negligence that could have cost lives

Biman and its two pilots must answer for 2022 take-off blunders, subsequent incidents

February 6, 2023
February 6, 2023

Biman’s 7 Domestic Flights Last Year: Pilots’ blunder, cover-up put 500 lives at risk

Did you take any of these seven Biman flights on February 1 and February 2 last year?