Religious Affairs Minister Motiur Rahman blames a section of hajj agencies for cancellation of hajj flights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. In continuation of the mess with hajj management, two more flights are cancelled due to shortage of pilgrims.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines was forced to cancel three hajj flights yesterday due to shortage of pilgrims for various reasons, including

Biman Bangladesh Airlines cancels two hajj flights losing capacity to carry over 800 pilgrims.

Biman Bangladesh and Saudi Arabian Airlines yesterday used their full capacity, for the first time in around a week, to carry pilgrims to Saudi Arabia.

Hassles for hajj pilgrims are a regular phenomenon. Previously, it was botched flight schedules. And now it has come to light that additional fees on repeat pilgrims have been imposed! This has left around 40,000 pilgrims in the lurch.

Performing hajj this year has become very uncertain for over 7,000 Bangladeshis as the Saudi authorities insist those who performed

In wake of backlogging in transporting hajjis to Mecca, Bangladesh government has decided to turn all Saudi Arabia-bound flights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines to hajji carriers. Also, hajjis will be urged to hurry in making their journey to Mecca for a confirm journey.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has been forced to cancel four more hajj flights scheduled for yesterday and today due to shortage of pilgrims.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines yesterday cancelled another hajj flight thanks to failure of private hajj tour operators for not confirming visas and air tickets of the pilgrims.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines authorities from today keep open its cargo import terminals for all over the week to facilitate quick release of imported goods at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

The first hajj flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying 418 pilgrims took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport yesterday morning.

This year's first hajj flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines is scheduled to depart at 7:55am today from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

The first Hajj flight for pilgrims is set to take off on July 24.

There are widespread allegations against Biman Bangladesh Airlines while the national flag carrier is suffering from both accountability and manpower crises, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon tells parliament.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines offers a round trip ticket (Dhaka-Bangkok-Dhaka route) for only Taka 20,060 including all taxes, to travel to Thailand.

A domestic flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines is delayed to take-off for over an hour as the co-pilot of the flight arrives late at Dhaka airport, thanks to huge traffic congestion in the capital.

Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh, also the chairman of the Saudi Council of Senior Scholars, criticises those planning to perform Hajj through unfair means.

The exporters of perishable goods are in trouble again as Biman Bangladesh Airlines is going through a shortage of pallets and other cargo-loading equipment on the ground.

The failure of officials to carry out a mandatory runway inspection after a plane aborted take-off at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport due to a destroyed engine put at least 12 following flights in harm's way on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reaches Japan today on a four-day official visit to attend the G7 outreach programme where she will take the leadership role in four basic subjects.