Aviation

Quickly ensure efficient cargo handling at airports: commerce minister

Star Business Report

17 August 2026 • Business

Bangladesh Saudi Arabia passenger flight increase

Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia raise weekly passenger flights to 84

Star Online Report

13 August 2026 • Aviation

Jet fuel price hiked by over 21%

Star Business Report

9 August 2026 • Business

Bangladesh Biman flight emergency landing in Rome

Biman passengers describe 40-hour ordeal at Rome airport

Star Online Report

9 August 2026 • Aviation

Biman sends engineers to Rome to fix grounded plane, two flights delayed

Star Business Report

8 August 2026 • Business

US-Bangla to acquire 21 Boeing aircraft in $1.5bn fleet expansion

Star Online Report

29 July 2026 • Aviation

Biman resumes Dhaka-Narita flights after over a year

UNB, Dhaka

27 July 2026 • Aviation

Biman invites global bids to dry-lease three 787-9 Dreamliners by early 2027

UNB, Dhaka

16 July 2026 • Aviation

Bangladesh airport cargo backlog solution

Cargo villages should be built outside airports: commerce minister

Star Business Report

25 June 2026 • Business

Bangladeshi expatriate workers airfare cost reduce

Bangladeshi expatriate workers get lower fares on Biman flights: Minister Afroza

Star Online Report

18 June 2026 • Aviation

Quickly ensure efficient cargo handling at airports: commerce minister

Although issues such as cargo handling and warehouses at airports do not fall directly under the jurisdiction of the commerce ministry, they are closely linked to the country’s trade and export activities

17 August 2026

Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia raise weekly passenger flights to 84

New MoU also provides for 21 weekly cargo flights, fifth freedom traffic rights, co-terminalisation and aircraft leasing

13 August 2026

Jet fuel price hiked by over 21%

From midnight tonight, Jet A-1 price will be Tk 159.52 a litre, $1.0358 for international flights

9 August 2026

Biman passengers describe 40-hour ordeal at Rome airport

Flight BG306 landed at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 12:30pm today

9 August 2026

Biman sends engineers to Rome to fix grounded plane, two flights delayed

The aircraft, S2-AJY, operating on the Toronto-Rome-Dhaka route

8 August 2026

US-Bangla to acquire 21 Boeing aircraft in $1.5bn fleet expansion

Airline plans new routes across Asia and the Middle East; all aircraft are set for delivery by end of 2027

29 July 2026

Biman resumes Dhaka-Narita flights after over a year

Biman will operate the route with its Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft

27 July 2026

Biman invites global bids to dry-lease three 787-9 Dreamliners by early 2027

The national carrier has invited bids for 6-year leases, with proposals due by Aug 9

16 July 2026

Cargo villages should be built outside airports: commerce minister

Separate cargo villages equipped with modern storage facilities should be built outside airports to tackle the ongoing cargo backlog, Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said today

25 June 2026

Bangladeshi expatriate workers get lower fares on Biman flights: Minister Afroza

Special T-Class tickets lower travel costs to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and Malaysia

18 June 2026

new domestic airports in Bangladesh districts

8 districts under review for new domestic airports: Civil aviation minister

Feasibility studies are underway to convert existing STOL facilities into operational airports

18 June 2026

Airlines resume some Middle East flights but disruption continues

Many carriers outside the Gulf are still diverting Europe-Asia flights to avoid the region

4 June 2026

Air Astra expands fleet

Air Astra, a privately owned Bangladeshi airline based in Dhaka, has added a new ATR72-600 aircraft to its fleet as part of its domestic expansion plans.

1 June 2026

A Bangladeshi pilgrim arrives at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Biman Bangladesh Airlines' first post-Hajj return flight from Saudi Arabia. Photo: Star

Biman’s first post-Hajj flight lands in Dhaka with pilgrims from Jeddah

The national carrier plans 106 return flights to bring home nearly 39,650 pilgrims by June 30

30 May 2026

Biman suspends senior official hours after promotion amid corruption allegations

Md Mizanur Rashid’s promotion to HR director was cancelled amid internal criticism; sources say ACC is still probing earlier allegations over software procurement

20 May 2026