Biman Bangladesh Airlines

Gold bars worth Tk 10 crore seized from Biman plane

Officials of Chattogram Customs House and National Security Intelligence seized gold bars worth around Tk 10 crore from beneath the passenger seat of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft at Chattogram airport.
Biman resumes flights to Kathmandu

Biman Bangladesh Airlines today resumed its flight to Kathmandu which was suspended from March last year as the Himalayan country stopped on-arrival visa over fears of coronavirus spread.
Biman suspends all flights to Saudi Arabia for a week

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended all flights to Saudi Arabia for one week from today as the Saudi government has suspended all international flights over the spread of a new variant of coronavirus.
Biman extends flight suspension on five routes till Nov 30

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has extended suspension of regular flight operations on five routes till November 30 due to the global Covid-19 pandemic.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Shortage of passengers forces Biman to cancel flights today, tomorrow

A shortage of passengers has forced Biman Bangladesh Airlines to cancel its scheduled flights for today and tomorrow on three domestic routes.
Biman offering chartered flights to reduce losses

Due to frequent cancellation of scheduled passenger flights due to low passenger count for four days, Biman has now moved to offer chartered flight services on domestic routes.
Domestic flights resume on limited routes, lack of passengers observed

Local airlines saw very few passengers on the first day of resumption of regular passenger flight operation on three domestic routes this morning after more than two months of flight suspension, sources at different airlines said.
Biman begins air freight service with passenger aircraft

National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines has started air freight services using its passenger aircraft, after private operator US-Bangla Airlines did the same.
Biman passengers can travel with unused tickets till March 14, 2021

Passengers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, who bought tickets but could not travel due to suspension of flight operations amid the coronavirus situation, can make trips with their unused tickets until March 14, 2021, the national flag carrier said today.
114 stranded Bangladeshis return from UK

A total of 114 Bangladesh citizens, mostly students, reached Dhaka from London this morning.
154 UK citizens repatriated via Biman flight, stranded Bangladeshis returning tomorrow

Another 154 British citizens who were stranded in Bangladesh due to the suspension of regular flights amid the Covid-19 pandemic, have left Dhaka for London aboard a special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.
Biman, US-Bangla likely to operate 10 more flights to bring stranded Bangladeshis back from India

Biman and US-Bangla Airlines are likely to operate 10 more special flights from India to bring back Bangladeshi nationals stuck in the neighbouring country for over one-and-a-half-months following Covid-19 pandemic, the Bangladesh High Commission in India says.
221 more Bangladeshis return home from India on special Biman flights

221 Bangladeshi nationals return home from India on two special flights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines after being stranded in the neighbouring country for more than one and half months due to flight suspension amid the Covid-19 outbreak.
Biman extends suspension of flights till May 15

Biman Bangladesh Airlines extends the suspension of all international and domestic flights till May 15 amid the global Covid-19 pandemic.
Biman to bring back Bangladeshi nationals from Japan aboard special flights

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is to operate three special flights -- one from Dhaka and two from Japan -- to repatriate citizens of the two countries following a ban on scheduled passenger flights due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Biman, US-Bangla to bring back 1,000 Bangladeshis from India

National airliner Biman Bangladesh Airlines and private air operator US-Bangla Airlines will operate six special flights from India to bring back around 1,000 stranded Bangladeshis from the neighbouring country.
Biman extends suspension of all flights till April 14

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has extended the suspension of all international and domestic flights until April 14.
Coronavirus outbreak: Biman extends suspension of flights till April 15

Biman Bangladesh Airlines suspended its operation on all routes except for two - London and Manchester - until April 15 due to the global coronavirus outbreak.
Biman suspends Bangkok route; losses rise to Tk 300 crore

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has temporarily suspended its flights on Bangkok route.
Biman flights operating only 3 routes

Biman Bangladesh Airlines today suspended its flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Singapore, spokespersons of Biman said today.