Biman Bangladesh Airlines

Biman ignored its board in hiring pilots

Minutes of Biman’s 269th board meeting held on January 18, 2022, show the board approved recruitment of three captains for its Boeing 777s but the carrier hired eight.

Biman Flight: Plane returns to Dhaka after crack in windshield

An aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines heading for Saudi Arabia had to return to Dhaka and make an emergency landing as a windshield of the Boeing 787-9 cracked mid flight.

Biman passenger dies on board

A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines was diverted to Kolkata early today as a passenger fell sick

Travelling abroad getting tougher for Biman employees

Approval from top brass now a must

Biman to buy Tk 1,000 crore equipment, body cameras for ground staff

The cameras will be used to stop pilferage of valuables from luggage

Passenger ‘Dies Mid-Flight’: Biman does not land, carries on for 9 hours

A Biman passenger fell ill and died two and a half hours into a flight to London from Sylhet on Monday but the plane did not make an emergency landing and flew for nine more hours to the UK.

There's no saving Biman from itself

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

Biman to resume Dhaka-Guangzhou flights

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is going to resume direct flights from Dhaka to China’s Guangzhou from September 14. 

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.

March 21, 2023
March 21, 2023

‘Whoever is capable can do it all’

Shakib was asked how he managed to keep up with all his responsibilities on and off the field and the star cricketer replied with a smile: ‘Whoever is capable can do it all.’

March 21, 2023
March 21, 2023

Verify academic certificates of all pilots: CAAB to all aviation operators

The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has sent a letter to all of the country's airlines, helicopter operators and flying academies to verify academic certificates of all pilots

March 2, 2023
March 2, 2023

Not a flag carrier to be proud of

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

March 2, 2023
March 2, 2023

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

February 6, 2023
February 6, 2023

Criminal negligence that could have cost lives

Biman and its two pilots must answer for 2022 take-off blunders, subsequent incidents

February 6, 2023
February 6, 2023

Biman’s 7 Domestic Flights Last Year: Pilots’ blunder, cover-up put 500 lives at risk

Did you take any of these seven Biman flights on February 1 and February 2 last year?

January 19, 2023
January 19, 2023

Biman to use own aircraft for Hajj flights this year

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will use its own aircraft this year for operating Hajj flights instead of leasing planes.

January 4, 2023
January 4, 2023

Will Biman ever really take off?

There are no justifications for its continued inefficiency and irregularities

January 4, 2023
January 4, 2023

Biman failing to tap into its sleek fleet

Despite having a fleet of 21 modern aeroplanes, the largest in its history, Biman has spread its wings to just three new destinations in the last five years.

December 23, 2022
December 23, 2022

Int'l routes: Biman operated with 23% vacant seats in 6 months

Biman Bangladesh Airlines operated with 23 percent vacant seats on various internationals destinations in the last six months.

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