Quickly ensure efficient cargo handling at airports: commerce minister
17 August 2026
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Business
Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia raise weekly passenger flights to 84
13 August 2026
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Aviation
Jet fuel price hiked by over 21%
9 August 2026
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Business
Biman passengers describe 40-hour ordeal at Rome airport
9 August 2026
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Aviation
Biman sends engineers to Rome to fix grounded plane, two flights delayed
8 August 2026
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Business
US-Bangla to acquire 21 Boeing aircraft in $1.5bn fleet expansion
29 July 2026
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Aviation
Biman resumes Dhaka-Narita flights after over a year
27 July 2026
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Aviation
Biman invites global bids to dry-lease three 787-9 Dreamliners by early 2027
16 July 2026
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Aviation
Cargo villages should be built outside airports: commerce minister
25 June 2026
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Business
Bangladeshi expatriate workers get lower fares on Biman flights: Minister Afroza
18 June 2026
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Aviation
Dreamliner fleet: Biman begins precautionary inspection
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has initiated a series of precautionary inspections across its entire Boeing Dreamliner fleet to ensure safety and operational integrity.
17 June 2025
Boeing shares fall 8% after Air India plane crashes
Aviation tracking site Flightradar24 said the plane was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
12 June 2025
Team Group MD, Biman pilot die in Canada canoe capsize
The victims are Abdullah Hil Rakib, managing director of Team Group and ex-BGMEA VP, and Captain Md Saifuzzaman, who flew Boeing 787 for Biman
9 June 2025
Biman crew honoured for safe landing after losing wheel mid-flight
Captain, first officer, and cabin crew member praised for averting disaster after take-off from Cox's Bazar
19 May 2025
Flights taking longer due to Indo-Pak tensions
Biman flights from Dhaka to London, Toronto, and Rome are currently taking one to two hours longer than usual because of rerouting amid the tensions between India and Pakistan, officials said.
8 May 2025
Dhaka-bound Biman flight forced to divert as pilot ignores alert
A Dhaka-bound flight of Biman from Madinah, Saudi Arabia was forced to divert to Sylhet because the pilot-in-command and first officer ignored a NOTAM (notice to airmen) alert at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, indicating that the airport would be unavailable for a certain period.
1 May 2025
Flight delayed for nearly 2 hours in Saidpur Airport due to fog
Operation of three flights of US Bangla, Air Astra and Novo Air in Saidpur Airport was delayed for around two hours due to dense fog this morning.
31 December 2024
National advisory council on statistics restructured
New 17-member panel will work to produce globally-accepted data
16 December 2024
CAAB may adopt more liberal air transport policies
Ethiopian civil aviation chief commends CAAB's role in developing Bangladesh's aviation sector
7 November 2024
Air Astra becomes IATA member airline
Air Astra, Bangladesh’s youngest airline, has become a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), according to a press release. .After achieving the membership within two years of commercial operations, Air Astra has expressed its renewed commitment to ensuring the right
24 October 2024
A pleasant surprise at Dhaka airport for incoming passengers
Passengers say they have been getting their luggage quickly at airport previously known for long delays
30 August 2024
Remittance falls 3.2% in July
Banks could not receive any remittance in the five days of countrywide internet blackout this month
1 August 2024
Air Astra launches frequent flyer programme ORBIT
It will serve the loyal customers through a tiered membership structure – Eco, Evo, and Pro
11 July 2024
China Southern Airlines to launch first direct Beijing-Dhaka flight
China Southern Airlines is set to launch a direct flight from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Dhaka on July 15, addressing the growing demand for direct air travel between China and Bangladesh
2 July 2024
BAF receives 5th C-130J Super Hercules aircraft
Bangladesh Air Force received their fifth C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the UK last week
30 June 2024
Biman flight makes emergency landing at HSIA after crack found on windshield
A fight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines made an emergency landing at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka early today as there was a crack in the windshield of the aircraft
25 June 2024
New office hour for bankers after Eid
Office hour 10am to 6pm, transaction hour 10am to 4pm
9 June 2024
Rain in UAE: 9 Dhaka-bound flights cancelled
A total of nine flights bound for Dhaka from the United Arab Emirates were cancelled today due to the heaviest rain ever recorded in the Middle East country
17 April 2024
No Israeli flight landed in Bangladesh: CAAB says
No Israeli flight or plane has landed in Bangladesh, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) said in a statement today
13 April 2024
Fly Dhaka set to become country’s newest private airline: CEO
A new airline, Fly Dhaka Airlines, is set to take off by November this year and become the country’s 12th private airline operator to enter the industry in the past 25 years
24 March 2024