Biman Bangladesh Airlines

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.
23 December 2022, 04:29 AM

Biman recruitment test: High officials linked to question leak

On 21 October 2022, Biman Bangladesh was to hold a recruitment exam for 10 posts for electricians, mechanics, welders, painters, operators and tailors. Around two hours before the exam, the recruitment process was suspended -- the question paper had been leaked.
26 November 2022, 01:00 AM

Biman’s exam committee members to be interrogated, says DB

Detectives will interrogate the members of the committee formed to conduct recruitment tests of Biman Bangladesh Airlines as several question papers got leaked ahead of the exams yesterday.
22 October 2022, 07:32 AM

Biman's female cockpit crew alleges disparities

Nine out of 15 female cockpit crew members of Biman have alleged that their bosses in training and scheduling departments discriminate and harass them so much so that it even jeopardised flight safety on at least one occasion.
19 September 2022, 02:20 AM

Dhaka-New York flight uncertainty is unacceptable

Why must passengers suffer for lax security at Dhaka airport?
14 September 2022, 12:04 PM

PM’s India flights: Police deny Biman pilot, official security clearance

A senior pilot and an operations officer of Biman Bangladesh Airlines were denied clearance by police to carry out duties regarding the flight of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her just-concluded trip to India.
9 September 2022, 02:00 AM

Biman Recruitment Anomalies: Appointments of 9 pilots cancelled

Appointments of nine pilots to Biman have been cancelled due to irregularities in the recruitment process, State Minister for Civil Aviation M Mahbub Ali said yesterday.
6 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Anomalies in hiring: Resentment runs rife among Biman pilots

Alleged anomalies in Biman’s recent recruitment of pilots have stirred resentment as well as concerns over flight safety among the pilots of the airline.
29 August 2022, 03:00 AM

Biman plans to expand business, aims yearly turnover of Tk 9,500cr

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has planned to expand its business in a bid to make a yearly turnover of Tk 9,500 crore from the current turnover of Tk 6,650 crore, Biman Managing Director and CEO Zahid Hossain said today.
4 August 2022, 17:30 PM

Biman launches web check-in for int’l passengers, hopes it’ll cut down waiting time at airport

Biman Bangladesh Airlines launched web check-in for international passengers yesterday (August 1, 2022).
2 August 2022, 12:29 PM

Round-trip economy ticket of Biman's Dhaka-Toronto flight to cost Tk 1.80 lakh

The much-awaited Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ Dhaka-Toronto flight will finally start operating from tomorrow (July 27, 2022).
26 July 2022, 13:06 PM

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.
19 July 2022, 06:17 AM

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
18 July 2022, 20:06 PM

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.
4 July 2022, 09:52 AM

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.
26 June 2022, 12:24 PM

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.
17 June 2022, 14:11 PM

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.
5 June 2022, 10:14 AM

Biman’s maiden Hajj flight tomorrow

The first hajj flight carrying 419 Bangladeshi pilgrims is scheduled to take off tomorrow morning (June 5, 2022).
4 June 2022, 13:01 PM

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.
26 May 2022, 14:56 PM

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.
25 May 2022, 15:16 PM