Biman Bangladesh Airlines

Biman makes profit Tk 272cr in 2018-19 FY

Biman Bangladesh Airlines earns profit of Tk 272 crore in the last fiscal year after incurring loss in 2017-18 FY.
31 July 2019, 12:04 PM

4 ex-Biman staff jailed for forgery

A Dhaka court has sentenced four former officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines to different terms in jail in a case filed for misappropriating of Tk 28.58 lakh by making forged bills and vouchers in 2001.
22 July 2019, 12:32 PM

Hajj flight begins

This year’s Hajj flight carrying 419 Bangladeshi pilgrims starts for Saudi Arabia.An aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines leaves Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for Saudi Arabia with 419 Bangladeshi pilgrims.
4 July 2019, 05:14 AM

Captain Fazal Mahmud was not detained by immigration at Doha airport

Biman Bangladesh Airlines says a pilot of the national flag carrier, who was allegedly denied entry by Qatar immigration at Doha International Airport for not carrying his passport, was not detained or arrested by the authorities there.
7 June 2019, 12:04 PM

Biman pilot denied entry in Qatar for not carrying passport

A pilot of Biman Bangladesh Airlines is denied entry at the immigration of Doha International Airport in Qatar for not carrying his passport.
6 June 2019, 14:28 PM

Biman domestic flight makes ‘precautionary landing’

A domestic flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines makes a "precautionary landing" around an hour after it took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
3 June 2019, 05:14 AM

Biman gets new Boeing 737-800

Biman Bangladesh Airlines gets its fifth Boeing 737-800 aircraft making the total number or its aircraft to 14.
16 May 2019, 15:12 PM

10 Biman flights suspended on 4 domestic routes till Monday

Biman Bangladesh Airlines suspends operation of its ten flights on four domestic routes till Monday due to shortage of aircraft following Wednesday’s Biman flight accident at Yangon Airport.
10 May 2019, 09:38 AM

Biman opens probe over Yangon crash landing

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has formed a probe committee over the crash landing of its Dash-8 aircraft in Myanmar’s Yangon yesterday.
9 May 2019, 05:19 AM

Biman ticket sale shoots up

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has seen a sharp rise in ticket sales which the aviation ministry claims was due to a drive against corruption in ticketing.
7 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Graft: Pro-AL leaders in CBA allege harassment

Pro-ruling party leaders in Biman’s Collective Bargaining Agency (CBA) allege that they are being harassed in the name of graft investigation.
5 May 2019, 14:13 PM

13 flights cancelled due to rough weather

A total of 13 flights are cancelled and several others delayed due to rough weather triggered by cyclone Fani, which is crossing over the country.
4 May 2019, 07:15 AM

Biman to resume Dhaka-Delhi flights May 13

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will resume Dhaka-Delhi direct flights on May 13, with three flights a week initially.
23 April 2019, 15:50 PM

Biman flight makes emergency landing at Ctg airport

A Dhaka-bound flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines from Singapore makes an emergency landing at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram after the pilot suspected “technical fault” in one of the two engines of the aircraft.
8 April 2019, 15:06 PM

Biman hijack attempt: IFALPA praises pilot, FO’s bravery

The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Association (IFALPA) commends the pilots’ bravery of the Biman flight BG147 on February 25.
2 April 2019, 12:00 PM

Biman offers 10 to 25 % discounts on int’l routes

Biman Bangladesh Airlines offeres 10 to 25 percent discounts on six international routes in a bid to boost tourism.
19 March 2019, 15:51 PM

Plane Hijack Bid: Suspect carried plastic toy gun

What was recovered from Polash Ahmed, alleged hijacker of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft, is a useless plastic toy gun, a ballistics test finds.
13 March 2019, 18:00 PM

‘It was a useless plastic toy gun’

The ‘gun’ seized from Polash Ahmed, who allegedly tried to hijack the Boeing 737-800 plane of Biman Bangladesh Airlines on February 24 at Chattogram airport, was a useless plastic toy gun, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) says in its ballistic report.
13 March 2019, 13:57 PM

Probe report on Biman ‘hijack’ attempt submitted to ministry

A five-member probe committee formed by the Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry submits its report on the “plane hijacking” incident at Chattogram airport on February 24.
13 March 2019, 11:24 AM

12kg gold recovered from Biman flight

Customs officials with the help of National Security Intelligence (NSI) recovered 12.3 kg gold from the lavatory of an aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.
11 March 2019, 14:10 PM