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.
Int'l routes: Biman operated with 23% vacant seats in 6 months
Biman Bangladesh Airlines operated with 23 percent vacant seats on various internationals destinations in the last six months.
Biman recruitment test: High officials linked to question leak
On 21 October 2022, Biman Bangladesh was to hold a recruitment exam for 10 posts for electricians, mechanics, welders, painters, operators and tailors. Around two hours before the exam, the recruitment process was suspended -- the question paper had been leaked.
Biman’s exam committee members to be interrogated, says DB
Detectives will interrogate the members of the committee formed to conduct recruitment tests of Biman Bangladesh Airlines as several question papers got leaked ahead of the exams yesterday.
Biman's female cockpit crew alleges disparities
Nine out of 15 female cockpit crew members of Biman have alleged that their bosses in training and scheduling departments discriminate and harass them so much so that it even jeopardised flight safety on at least one occasion.
Dhaka-New York flight uncertainty is unacceptable
Why must passengers suffer for lax security at Dhaka airport?
PM’s India flights: Police deny Biman pilot, official security clearance
A senior pilot and an operations officer of Biman Bangladesh Airlines were denied clearance by police to carry out duties regarding the flight of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her just-concluded trip to India.
Biman Recruitment Anomalies: Appointments of 9 pilots cancelled
Appointments of nine pilots to Biman have been cancelled due to irregularities in the recruitment process, State Minister for Civil Aviation M Mahbub Ali said yesterday.
Anomalies in hiring: Resentment runs rife among Biman pilots
Alleged anomalies in Biman’s recent recruitment of pilots have stirred resentment as well as concerns over flight safety among the pilots of the airline.
Biman plans to expand business, aims yearly turnover of Tk 9,500cr
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has planned to expand its business in a bid to make a yearly turnover of Tk 9,500 crore from the current turnover of Tk 6,650 crore, Biman Managing Director and CEO Zahid Hossain said today.
Biman launches web check-in for int’l passengers, hopes it’ll cut down waiting time at airport
Biman Bangladesh Airlines launched web check-in for international passengers yesterday (August 1, 2022).