Zyma Islam

Biman heading for a mixed fleet

Bangladesh has committed to buying 10 Airbus A350s for Biman but the carrier is yet to come up with a business case for purchasing the planes.

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Websites of 25 govt, private institutions hacked

Amidst a high alert for cyber-attacks by Indian hackers, both government and private institutions saw a number of such attacks, along with data leaks.

S Alam's Aladdin's lamp

No official record of a single taka taken out of country, yet he and his wife obtain citizenship of Cyprus through investment, go on property-buying spree in Singapore

Question Paper Leak: Biman official found negligent, yet made DC

While 19 junior officers have been let go over the question paper leak in Bangladesh Biman recruitment, a senior officer of the main question-setting committee, who was also found guilty in the investigation, has been made a deputy commissioner.

DMP in overdrive over 25 cases

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police Headquarters has taken an initiative to revive 25 criminal cases, filed against top BNP leaders, the proceedings of which were stayed by the High Court at different times in the past decade.

Hackers feast on government sites

With the general election around the corner, data leaks and cyberattacks have intensified alarmingly, with the latest being a suspected leak of five crore citizens’ data from the Office of the Registrar General, Birth & Death Registration (BDRIS).

Couple, baby ‘forcibly disappeared’

A madrasa teacher, his wife and their six-month-old son were allegedly forcibly disappeared for a month before being produced in a Dhaka court in a case.

‘Helping Pilgrims’ In KSA: Biman willfully paying twice for same job

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will be spending about Tk 12.9 crores ($1.18 million) to send 100 officials to Saudi Arabia to “assist Bangladeshi hajis” despite having a ground handling services agent who is supposed to do everything for about two-thirds of that cost.

September 12, 2023
September 12, 2023

Biman heading for a mixed fleet

Bangladesh has committed to buying 10 Airbus A350s for Biman but the carrier is yet to come up with a business case for purchasing the planes.

August 16, 2023
August 16, 2023

Websites of 25 govt, private institutions hacked

Amidst a high alert for cyber-attacks by Indian hackers, both government and private institutions saw a number of such attacks, along with data leaks.

August 4, 2023
August 4, 2023

S Alam's Aladdin's lamp

No official record of a single taka taken out of country, yet he and his wife obtain citizenship of Cyprus through investment, go on property-buying spree in Singapore

July 23, 2023
July 23, 2023

Question Paper Leak: Biman official found negligent, yet made DC

While 19 junior officers have been let go over the question paper leak in Bangladesh Biman recruitment, a senior officer of the main question-setting committee, who was also found guilty in the investigation, has been made a deputy commissioner.

July 11, 2023
July 11, 2023

DMP in overdrive over 25 cases

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police Headquarters has taken an initiative to revive 25 criminal cases, filed against top BNP leaders, the proceedings of which were stayed by the High Court at different times in the past decade.

July 9, 2023
July 9, 2023

Hackers feast on government sites

With the general election around the corner, data leaks and cyberattacks have intensified alarmingly, with the latest being a suspected leak of five crore citizens’ data from the Office of the Registrar General, Birth & Death Registration (BDRIS).

July 4, 2023
July 4, 2023

Couple, baby ‘forcibly disappeared’

A madrasa teacher, his wife and their six-month-old son were allegedly forcibly disappeared for a month before being produced in a Dhaka court in a case.

June 22, 2023
June 22, 2023

‘Helping Pilgrims’ In KSA: Biman willfully paying twice for same job

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will be spending about Tk 12.9 crores ($1.18 million) to send 100 officials to Saudi Arabia to “assist Bangladeshi hajis” despite having a ground handling services agent who is supposed to do everything for about two-thirds of that cost.

June 19, 2023
June 19, 2023

Lopsided deal to cost Biman over Tk 1,000cr

Biman has violated procurement rules to hire a vendor for its online ticket sales and reservation services, and this will lead to Biman losing over Tk 1,000 crore in 10 years, according to a recent audit report by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh.

May 12, 2023
May 12, 2023

Biman sending 100 officials ‘to help hajj pilgrims’

Biman is spending crores to send around 100 officials to Saudi Arabia to assist Bangladeshi hajis even though it has a general sales agent and several fully-fledged offices in the kingdom for this job.