Menzies plans $12m Bangladesh investment, 1,000 direct jobs if it wins Dhaka airport licence
17 September 2026
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Aviation
Govt working to launch direct Dhaka-New York flights next year: Aviation minister
16 September 2026
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Aviation
Biman’s fleet: Deals on 21 Boeing, Airbus planes likely within weeks
16 September 2026
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh seeks EU withdrawal of HRCM status
15 September 2026
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Aviation
Taxes, fuel costs, single runway driving up airline fares: US-Bangla MD
13 September 2026
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Business
Travel and tourism fair to begin Oct 29
8 September 2026
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Economy
Minister orders shorter baggage wait at Dhaka airport
6 September 2026
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Business
Nearly 30,000 cases pending in labour courts, tribunal: Minister
3 September 2026
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Employment
Govt to overhaul civil aviation rules after 42 years: Minister
1 September 2026
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Aviation
‘A building was inaugurated in the name of completion’: Minister on Dhaka airport’s third terminal
30 August 2026
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Aviation
HSIA third terminal: Japanese firm to handle ops
A Japanese company is getting the job of operating the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), which includes ground and cargo handling, Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) Chairman Air Vice Marshal M Mafidur Rahman said today.
15 July 2023
AirAsia CEO to arrive in Dhaka on May 30
Bo Lingam, president (Aviation), Capital A and Group Chief Executive officer of AirAsia Aviation Group Limited, will arrive in Dhaka tomorrow on a three-day official visit
29 May 2023
Biman to operate special flights from Dhaka for RU admission seekers
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate three special flights on the Dhaka-Rajshahi route from May 29 to May 31 to facilitate journeys of Rajshahi University admission seekers.
24 May 2023
Biman forms body to probe breakdown of weather radar system
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has formed a committee to probe the breakdown of the weather radar system in one of its planes, which was on its return flight to Dhaka after dropping off Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Tokyo on April 25.
11 May 2023
HSIA launches digital service app for passengers
Authorities of Dhaka airport today launched a mobile app to help passengers get various services at the airport without hassle.
10 May 2023
Airlines, unions in rare unity on US pilot diversity drive
The population of US airline pilots and engineers is currently 95.7 per cent white and 9.2 per cent female, according to US data.
8 May 2023
Biman starts giving line training to foreign pilots
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has started a training programme for foreign pilots which will help the national flag carrier to earn foreign currency.
28 April 2023
Rokia Afzal Rahman was a visionary business leader: MCCI chief
The foresightedness of Rokia Afzal Rahman was unparallel
5 April 2023
United Airways’ directors to face legal action
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission will take the step
3 April 2023
We should create a roadmap to turn Bangladesh into an aviation hub: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today stressed on the need for preparing a roadmap to make Bangladesh an aviation hub in the region.
22 March 2023
Airlines demand tax exemption on aircraft purchase
The Aviation Operators Association of Bangladesh (AOAB) demanded withdrawal of four types of taxes
21 March 2023
Process underway to revoke licence of Biman pilot Sadia: CAAB official
Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh has started process to revoke commercial pilot licence (CPL) of Sadia Ahmed, now grounded first officer of Biman Bangladesh Airlines on the charge of submitting a forged educational certificate.
21 March 2023
Verify academic certificates of all pilots: CAAB to all aviation operators
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has sent a letter to all of the country's airlines, helicopter operators and flying academies to verify academic certificates of all pilots
21 March 2023
Russia may launch direct flights to Bangladesh
Russia may launch direct flights to eleven countries, including Bangladesh, reports Russian News Agency TASS.
21 March 2023
IMF’s loan a respite for Bangladesh’s current economy: Dhaka Chamber
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) $4.7 billion credit facility will come as a relief for Bangladesh as the country faces a shortage of foreign exchanges, said the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) today.
1 February 2023
How did 2022 go for Bangladesh?
Bangladesh economy was all set at the beginning of 2022 to get its growth momentum back after recovering from the prolonged Covid-19 pandemic. But, the start of the Ukraine war in February slowed the country’s joy run significantly, making it an eventful year to remember. Let’s see how 2022 was for Bangladesh.
29 December 2022
New local carrier Air Astra to start operation in Nov
Air Astra will start operation in November as the new private Bangladeshi airline received the go-ahead from the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) today.
3 November 2022
Biman’s recruitment tests for several posts suspended over question leak
Authorities of Biman Bangladesh Airlines today (October 21, 2022) suspended written tests for recruitment in several posts at the national flag carrier after the question papers got leaked ahead of the tests.
21 October 2022