Biman Server Hacking: No ransom demanded

State Minister for Civil Aviation M Mahbub Ali yesterday claimed that hackers didn’t demand any ransom for restoring Biman Bangladesh Airline’s access to its server.
26 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Biman Recruitment: Eight involved in question leak still in committees

At least eight Biman officials, who were involved in question paper leak of recruitment test last year, are still members of its examination and recruitment committees, said insiders of the national flag carrier.
25 March 2023, 01:40 AM

Malware first of its kind in country, says Biman official

The malware which was used in the attack on Biman's email server was the first of its kind found in Bangladesh, Biman officials claimed
23 March 2023, 14:15 PM

Despite malware attack, email IDs related to airline activities functioning: Biman

On Saturday, a number of computers and servers of Biman were attacked by a malware and the affected server was immediately isolated and email services were closed for that day, the press release added.
23 March 2023, 06:58 AM

Singapore Airlines to use Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner for Dhaka route

The daily services of Singapore Airlines between Dhaka and Singapore will be operated using Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner from March 26..This will make the airline, which was also the first to fly the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner in Bangladesh, the largest operator of the aircraft in the country.</
22 March 2023, 13:01 PM

Bangladesh plans to buy aircraft from Airbus for Biman: state minister

Bangladesh has planned to buy aircraft from Airbus to increase the size of present fleet of Biman Bangladesh Airlines in a bid to tap the growing business in aviation, State Minister for Civil Aviation M Mahbub Ali said today..“Definitely we have a plan to purchase aircraft from Airbus to
22 March 2023, 12:59 PM

Verify pilots’ academic certificates

The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh on Sunday asked all airlines, helicopter operators, and flying schools in the country to verify the academic certificates of their pilots and student pilots by May 31.
21 March 2023, 18:00 PM

B777 Lease Case: 21 Biman officials surrender before court

Twenty-one former and present Biman officials surrendered before a Dhaka court and sought bail in a corruption case involving Tk 1,161 crore.
15 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Biman Hiring Scam: Carrier’s probe fails to be a thorough one

A three-member Biman body investigating irregularities in hiring pilots for its Boeing 777-300ERs did not probe allegations that under-training cockpit crew members were paid hefty salaries breaching Biman’s rules.
13 March 2023, 01:00 AM

Biman training chief removed

Biman removed Capt Sazid Ahmed from the post of chief of training with immediate effect yesterday.
9 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Biman removes Capt Sazid as chief of training

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has removed Capt Sazid Ahmed from the post of chief of training. From now on, he will act as the line pilot of Boeing-777
9 March 2023, 11:26 AM

New elected committee of AOAB takes charge

Anjan Chowdhury, managing director of Square Air Ltd, and Mofizur Rahman, managing director of NOVOAIR, have been elected president and secretary general, respectively
7 March 2023, 09:35 AM

Biman flight makes emergency landing after tyre burst

A Biman flight from Kolkata made a safe emergency landing at Dhaka yesterday after the Dash-8 aircraft suffered a tyre blowout while taking off.     
6 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Pilot hiring scam: Biman finally launches probe

Biman Bangladesh Airlines yesterday formed a three-member committee to investigate the allegations of irregularities in hiring Boeing 777 pilots and paying them hefty salaries.
6 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Biman plane with burst tyre makes emergency landing at Dhaka airport

With 72 passengers on board, the Kolkata-Dhaka flight landed safely around 10:03am
6 March 2023, 06:38 AM

Bangladesh’s hajj package twice as costly as those of India, Pakistan

In Bangladesh, the cost of hajj package under the government and private hajj management is about Tk 7 lakh. But the actual cost will exceed Tk 8 to Tk 8.5 lakh when the cost of sacrificial animal, food and other miscellaneous costs are included.
3 March 2023, 10:51 AM

Did Biman hike hajj airfare to cover its losses?

The cost of hajj package under the government and private hajj management is about Tk 7 lakh. But the actual cost will exceed Tk 8 to Tk 8.5 lakh when the cost of sacrificial animal, food and other miscellaneous costs are included.
3 March 2023, 08:11 AM

Biman likely to fire two engineers

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is likely to dismiss two engineers responsible for the collision of two planes at a hangar in Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport last year.
2 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Collision at Dhaka airport: Biman sacks 2 engineer officers

The management made the decision upon completion of investigation into the collision on April 11 last year, sources at Biman told The Daily Star
2 March 2023, 06:21 AM

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
2 March 2023, 01:50 AM