Biman Bangladesh Airlines

Biman gets nod for direct cargo flight to UK

National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines is given the nod to begin direct cargo flight to the United Kingdom, a month after withdrawal of a two-year ban.
13 March 2018, 08:04 AM

Biman brings 861 bodies of expats free of cost in 2016-17

National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines brings back 861 bodies of expatriate workers, who passed away while working abroad, free of cost during 2016-17 fiscal year.
11 January 2018, 13:49 PM

BPC won't sell fuel to Biman on credit

Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has decided to stop selling fuel to Biman Bangladesh Airlines on credit from tomorrow as its outstanding dues have hit around Tk 1,600 crore in the last eight years.
30 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh Biman makes profit for 3 yrs in a row

National carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines makes a profit of Tk 151 crore in the 2016-2017 fiscal year.
20 December 2017, 15:22 PM

Sophia to get Gold Card from Biman

Biman Bangladesh decides to give Gold Card to the artificially intelligent robot, Sophia.
5 December 2017, 14:50 PM

‘Plot to hit PM’s residence’: Suspended pilot makes confessional statement

Suspended Biman Bangladesh Airlines Co-pilot Sabbir Emam Sabbir who was arrested for “planning to hit the residence of the prime minister with an aircraft”, confesses to a magistrate.
8 November 2017, 14:09 PM

Biman staff held for helping to smuggle gold at Dhaka airport

Customs Intelligence officials detain an employee of Biman Bangladesh Airlines for helping to smuggle gold bars weighing 732 grams at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
7 November 2017, 14:05 PM

Pilot, airport trade blame for delay

A Kuala Lumpur-bound flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines was delayed by around 25 minutes at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday and the airport and the pilot of the plane are blaming each other for it.
5 November 2017, 18:00 PM

PM's residence was the target

Biman Bangladesh Airlines Co-pilot Sabbir Emam Sabbir had planned either to hit the residence of the prime minister
1 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Biman’s ‘militant’ pilot suspended, remanded

National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended a co-pilot who has been remanded on charges of plotting sabotage with aircraft.
1 November 2017, 10:11 AM

He plotted to fly plane into VIP houses

The Rab yesterday arrested a Biman Bangladesh Airlines co-pilot, who according to the force, was planning to carry out a suicide attack on the residences of government high-ups with an aircraft.
31 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Biman staffer arrested with 12 gold bars

Customs intelligence officials yesterday arrested two people, including an employee of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, with 12 gold bars at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital.
14 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Hajj pilgrims stage demo protesting agencies’ ‘fraudulence’

A number of hajj pilgrims stage demonstration in Dhaka protesting “fraudulence and mismanagement” of hajj agencies.
26 August 2017, 07:35 AM

Biman gets nod for 12 extra hajj flights

Biman Bangladesh Airlines yesterday got permission to operate 12 additional hajj flights paving the way for trips of all intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia, a top official of religious affairs ministry said.
21 August 2017, 18:00 PM

Hajj for 2,000 still uncertain

The pilgrimage of over 2,000 Bangladeshis still remains uncertain as their hajj agencies are yet to apply for visas, Hajj camp sources said yesterday.
19 August 2017, 18:00 PM

46,664 pilgrims yet to travel to Saudi: Biman

Some 46,664 Bangladeshi pilgrims are yet to travel to Saudi Arabia to perform this year's hajj, according to Biman Bangladesh Airlines Ltd.
19 August 2017, 09:16 AM

2,500 hajj pilgrims yet to get visa

Around 2,500 pilgrims are yet to get visas as the extended deadline for completing the visa procedure expires today, according to Hajj Camp sources.
18 August 2017, 18:00 PM

Biman cancels 2 more hajj flights

The authorities of Biman Bangladesh Airlines have cancelled two more scheduled hajj flights due to shortage of pilgrims for visa complications.
17 August 2017, 13:03 PM

Biman scraps Doha flights for hajj crisis

Biman Bangladesh Airlines cancels its Doha-bound flights till August 26 to increase the availability of aircraft for carrying hajjis to Saudi Arabia.
13 August 2017, 11:27 AM

1 hajj flight cancelled, rescheduled

A hajj flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines scheduled to depart has been cancelled and rescheduled due to shortage of pilgrims and visa complexities.
11 August 2017, 11:25 AM