Biman Bangladesh Airlines
Biman curtails flights on five int’l routes
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has reduced flights on five international routes due to financial losses and a decline in passengers.
6 staff sued by Biman for stealing 6,800 euro from passenger's luggage
Six employees of Biman Bangladesh Airlines have been identified as suspects in the theft of 6,800 euro (equivalent to approximately Tk 9 lakh) from the checked luggage of a passenger travelling to Chennai from Dhaka
Biman can no longer be a law unto itself
Revelation of yet another scandal shows urgency of reforms.
Malaysia-bound flights: Biman syndicate hiked ticket prices
The civil aviation ministry has found several Biman officials, including high-ups, fully responsible for the syndicate that artificially hiked the prices of flight tickets to Malaysia in May this year.
Biman’s frustrating legacy of misadventures
That Biman is a highly corrupt institution that thrives on shameless plundering of public money is no secret.
Plane Purchase: ‘Airbus’s second proposal far better than the first’
Biman’s outgoing Managing Director and CEO Shafiul Azim said the Airbus’s second proposal to sell its aircraft to the national flag carrier was far better than the first one.
Biman’s self-sabotage will not just hurt itself
Its U-turn on Airbus purchase decision raises fresh concerns
Biman and The GolfHouse join hands to promote golf
National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with The GolfHouse to support the country's golf and golfers.
Biman U-turns to buy Airbus planes
In 3 days reconstituted evaluation body finds purchase viable after old committee gave the thumbs down
Biman boss explains why passengers had to sit in plane with no AC, no food in Kolkata
The Dhaka-bound flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines finally departed from Kolkata airport after over 150 passengers had to sit in the aircraft with no air condition and food for hours.
With no AC, food, 150 Biman passengers stranded inside flight at Kolkata Airport
With no AC, food, 150 Biman passengers stranded inside flight at Kolkata Airport
Biman completes pre-hajj flights, 29,992 pilgrims ferried to Saudi Arabia
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has completed its pre-hajj flights this year – carrying 29,992 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia.
Biman’s Dhaka-Toronto flight will finally take off from July 27
The much-awaited Dhaka-Toronto flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines will begin from July 27, 2022.
Do not drop off Madinah-bound Hajj pilgrims in Jeddah: Ministry warns Biman, Saudia
The Ministry of Religious Affairs has warned Biman Bangladesh and Saudia airlines over carrying hajj pilgrims to Jeddah, instead of taking them to their scheduled destination, Madinah, causing them immense difficulties.
Saudi-end immigration of hajj pilgrims at Dhaka airport couldn’t start today
Although the government had said that immigration of hajj pilgrims at the Saudi end will be completed at Dhaka airport from the first day of hajj flight, it has not happened today.
Biman’s maiden Hajj flight tomorrow
The first hajj flight carrying 419 Bangladeshi pilgrims is scheduled to take off tomorrow morning (June 5, 2022).
Istanbul, not Manchester: Biman flip-flops on Dhaka-Toronto stopover decision
In a latest decision, Biman Bangladesh Airlines is now saying that they have again changed its earlier decision of selecting Manchester as a stopover for its ambitious Dhaka-Toronto route and is considering making Istanbul its technical landing or any other suitable destination.
Biman to use its own planes for Hajj flights
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has backed away from its decision to fly Hajj pilgrims on leased aircraft this time around. Instead, Biman has decided to use its own planes.
Are Biman and Saudia monopolising Hajj flights?
After being closed for two years, the Hajj flights from Bangladesh will resume this year. However, various agencies and stakeholders are concerned that only Biman Bangladesh Airlines and Saudia, Saudi Arabia's national carrier, are permitted to operate the flights, causing potential prices to rise due to monopolisation.