Biman and its two pilots must answer for 2022 take-off blunders, subsequent incidents

Did you take any of these seven Biman flights on February 1 and February 2 last year?

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will use its own aircraft this year for operating Hajj flights instead of leasing planes.

There are no justifications for its continued inefficiency and irregularities

Despite having a fleet of 21 modern aeroplanes, the largest in its history, Biman has spread its wings to just three new destinations in the last five years.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines operated with 23 percent vacant seats on various internationals destinations in the last six months.

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.

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.

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.

Why must passengers suffer for lax security at Dhaka airport?

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.

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.

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.

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.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines launched web check-in for international passengers yesterday (August 1, 2022).

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

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.

With no AC, food, 150 Biman passengers stranded inside flight at Kolkata Airport

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has completed its pre-hajj flights this year – carrying 29,992 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia.

The much-awaited Dhaka-Toronto flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines will begin from July 27, 2022.