Biman

Travelling abroad getting tougher for Biman employees

Approval from top brass now a must

Death of Passenger: ‘Plane denied priority landing’

A passenger who fell ill on board a Biman flight died in the early hours yesterday after his treatment was delayed due to Dhaka airport’s air traffic control putting the plane’s landing on hold, according to the cockpit crew.

Anomalies aplenty in Biman

The Biman Bangladesh Airline’s policy, procedure, or activity does not fully comply with the approved company manuals or the applicable regulatory standard, finds a recent audit report of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh.

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.

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.

Biman eyeing 10 Airbus planes

Biman directors have accepted in principle a proposal to buy 10 Airbus planes.

Not a flag carrier to be proud of

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

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

Biman paying for hiring unqualified Boeing 777 pilots

In February last year, Biman recruited a batch of contractual pilots to fly its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, claiming that it needed pilots immediately due to a shortage.

April 4, 2016
April 4, 2016

Biman offers Baishakh discount on Dhaka to Barisal, Saidpur routes

Biman Bangladesh Airline offers special discounts on Dhaka-Barisal and Dhaka-Saidpur routes on the eve of Pahela Baishakh.

March 29, 2016
March 29, 2016

Biman board reconstituted, Enamul Bari new chief

Government reconstitutes Biman board with 13 members. Former air force chief Enamul Bari replaces Air Marshal (retd) Jamal Uddin as chairman.

March 15, 2016
March 15, 2016

Biman's Delhi flight to resume next month

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is going to resume its flight operations between Dhaka and Delhi in April to boost the bilateral relations and trade and commerce between the two countries.

March 11, 2016
March 11, 2016

Biman stands to lose most

Biman will lose business of around Tk 100 crore a year if the ban on direct cargo from Dhaka to the UK continued.

January 11, 2016
January 11, 2016

Biman MD calls it quits

Kyle Haywood yesterday resigned as the Biman Bangladesh Airlines managing director and chief executive officer after serving a year at the helm of the national flag carrier.

December 21, 2015
December 21, 2015

Fire at Motijheel building, 1 dead

One person dies after a fire at a building in Dhaka’s commercial hub Motijheel.

December 20, 2015
December 20, 2015

ACC sues Biman DGM for graft

Anti Corruption Commission files a case against Deputy General Manager of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Emdad Hossain for allegedly accumulating illegal wealth.

June 28, 2015
June 28, 2015

Catch these perverts, Nasir!

Are we becoming perverts as a people? Sex-starved drooling morons? Look around and you tend to believe so.

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