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.

October 7, 2020
October 7, 2020

Biman starts seat allocation for Saudi passengers

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is allocating seats in phases for Saudi-bound passengers, re-issuing old tickets without any charge.

October 4, 2020
October 4, 2020

Biman’s Sylhet-London-Sylhet direct flight resumes after 9 years

Biman Bangladesh Airlines resumed direct flights to London from Sylhet today after nine years.

September 24, 2020
September 24, 2020

Biman to operate two more flights to Saudi Arabia on September 29 and 30

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is going to operate two more flights on the Dhaka-Riyadh and Dhaka-Jeddah route on September 29 and 30 for migrant workers who bought tickets for March 18-19 and March 18-20.

August 26, 2020
August 26, 2020

CAAB committee blames Abu Dhabi immigration for denial of entry to 112 migrant workers

An investigation committee formed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) today blamed immigration authority of Abu Dhabi, UAE for sending back 112 Bangladeshi migrant workers and denying them entry into the country.

August 19, 2020
August 19, 2020

Biman cancels Dhaka-Abu Dhabi flights

Biman Bangladesh Airlines today cancelled its scheduled flights from Dhaka to Abu Dhabi as the UAE government is not allowing entry for Bangladeshi passengers bearing employment visas.

August 16, 2020
August 16, 2020

Covid-19 fallout: Biman to reissue tickets for passengers to UAE

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will reissue tickets to all the passengers who had brought return tickets on the Dhaka-Dubai and Dhaka-Abu Dhabi routes but could not travel due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

July 15, 2020
July 15, 2020

Biman, Novoair to share passengers on domestic routes during flight disruptions

Biman Bangladesh Airlines and Novoair -- a private air operator -- have signed an agreement for transporting each other’s passengers on domestic routes in the event of flight disruptions or delays.

July 3, 2020
July 3, 2020

Biman to start Dhaka-Toronto direct flight from October

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is all set to start operating direct flights from Dhaka to Toronto and from there to New York by Air Canada from October this year.

June 24, 2020
June 24, 2020

Special Biman flight repatriates 246 people to Paris

A total of 246 people, many of whom are Bangladesh-born French citizens were repatriated to Paris today by a special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines due to suspension of regular flight operation on most of the international routes due to Covid-19 pandemic.

June 21, 2020
June 21, 2020

Biman takes to the sky on international routes after nearly 3 months

The national flag carrier, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, resumed operations of regular flights on international routes today -- around three months after a nationwide closure and international air-travel ban were imposed due to the global coronavirus outbreak.