Biman Bangladesh Airlines

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.

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.

Biman’s self-sabotage will not just hurt itself

Its U-turn on Airbus purchase decision raises fresh concerns

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.

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?

January 19, 2023
January 19, 2023

Biman to use own aircraft for Hajj flights this year

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will use its own aircraft this year for operating Hajj flights instead of leasing planes.

January 4, 2023
January 4, 2023

Will Biman ever really take off?

There are no justifications for its continued inefficiency and irregularities

January 4, 2023
January 4, 2023

Biman failing to tap into its sleek fleet

Despite having a fleet of 21 modern aeroplanes, the largest in its history, Biman has spread its wings to just three new destinations in the last five years.