Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (Caab)

Air India tragedy a wake-up call for aviation authorities

It shows why aerospace safety can never be compromised

Irregularities in pilot licensing must not be ignored

Take action against errant pilots, training academies, and CAAB officials

Investigation / Licence to fly: Pilots faked flying records

CAAB inquiry finds, regulator yet to take action

Investigation / Licence to fly: Regulator repeatedly ignored red flags

CAAB’s own inquiry finds irregularities by training academies, raising questions about aviation safety

Take steps to ensure smooth take-off of the third terminal

Address the problems identified by customs inspectors

Exorbitant airfares must be curbed

It is the Middle East-bound migrant workers who are bearing the brunt

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

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.

March 4, 2019
March 4, 2019

Biman hijack bid: 5 CAAB staff suspended

Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) suspends five of its employees on charge of negligence in duty during the alleged hijack attempt of a Biman aircraft at Chattogram airport on February 24.

February 24, 2019
February 24, 2019

Biman hijacker was armed: CAAB chief

The hijacker apprehended at Chattogram’s Shah Amanat International Airport was armed, Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) says.

August 27, 2018
August 27, 2018

CAAB trashes Nepalese media report on US-Bangla aircraft crash

The report run by a Nepalese newspaper over the investigation findings on the US-Bangla plane crash led by their government is 'false' and 'baseless', says Captain Salahuddin M Rahmatullah, head of Aircraft Accident Investigation Group of Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB).

August 6, 2018
August 6, 2018

ACC to quiz civil aviation chief engineer Aug 16

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) issues a notice for quizzing Chief Engineer of Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) Sudhendu Bikash for allegedly misappropriating huge amount of money.