Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (Caab)

Airport ground handling must be left to efficient providers

Biman comes with a poor track record for the job

The boons promised by the Third Terminal

Existing inefficiencies and irregularities must not re-emerge

There's no saving Biman from itself

Government must take steps to fix how the flag carrier is being run

Biman’s Airbus plan rests on shaky ground

Why expand cargo-carrying capacity without first utilising existing planes?

Not a flag carrier to be proud of

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

Will Biman ever really take off?

There are no justifications for its continued inefficiency and irregularities

Dhaka-New York flight uncertainty is unacceptable

Why must passengers suffer for lax security at Dhaka airport?

Do our remittance earners deserve such disrespect?

Airport and Biman officials must provide quality service to all

Why such disregard for directives on foreign trips?

Government must take action against officials violating the restriction

March 9, 2022
March 9, 2022

Wait for Fly Dhaka, Air Astra lengthens

The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (Caab) has decided not to grant permission to any new airlines to operate flights from Dhaka due to a shortage of space at the terminal and apron areas at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA).

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.

June 11, 2020
June 11, 2020

CAAB to resume international flights from June 16

Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh today decided to resume regular flights on international routes on a limited scale from June 16, after around three months of suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

March 16, 2020
March 16, 2020

Plane carrying 304 Bangladeshis allowed entry on humanitarian grounds: CAAB

A total of 304 Bangladeshi passengers, including 95 from Italy and Germany, lands at Dhaka airport.

August 30, 2019
August 30, 2019

MPs to get no special privileges

The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh has turned down a parliamentary body’s request for relaxed security checks for MPs and former ministers at airports of the country.

June 28, 2019
June 28, 2019

Mafidur Rahman new CAAB chief

Air Vice Marshall Muhammad Mafidur Rahman has been appointed as the new chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (Caab).

March 13, 2019
March 13, 2019

CAAB won't allow airlines to use Boeing Max 8 planes

No airlines of Bangladesh would be allowed to operate the Boeing 737 Max family of aircraft until the probe reports of the two 737 Max 8 crashes are revealed, said Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh.

March 11, 2019
March 11, 2019

UP chairman held with arms at Dhaka airport

Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) detains a union parishad chairman with a pistol at the domestic terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

March 6, 2019
March 6, 2019

Cleanse the flagship organisations

It was no secret that these two premier public corporations do not have the best of track records insofar as transparency, honesty and straight dealings are concerned.

March 5, 2019
March 5, 2019

Hijack Bid: Caab suspends five employees for negligence

Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh has suspended five of its employees on charges of negligence in duty during the hijack attempt of a Biman aircraft on February 24.