Biman flight makes emergency landing after tyre burst

A Biman flight from Kolkata made a safe emergency landing at Dhaka yesterday after the Dash-8 aircraft suffered a tyre blowout while taking off.     
6 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Pilot hiring scam: Biman finally launches probe

Biman Bangladesh Airlines yesterday formed a three-member committee to investigate the allegations of irregularities in hiring Boeing 777 pilots and paying them hefty salaries.
6 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Biman plane with burst tyre makes emergency landing at Dhaka airport

With 72 passengers on board, the Kolkata-Dhaka flight landed safely around 10:03am
6 March 2023, 06:38 AM

Bangladesh’s hajj package twice as costly as those of India, Pakistan

In Bangladesh, the cost of hajj package under the government and private hajj management is about Tk 7 lakh. But the actual cost will exceed Tk 8 to Tk 8.5 lakh when the cost of sacrificial animal, food and other miscellaneous costs are included.
3 March 2023, 10:51 AM

Did Biman hike hajj airfare to cover its losses?

The cost of hajj package under the government and private hajj management is about Tk 7 lakh. But the actual cost will exceed Tk 8 to Tk 8.5 lakh when the cost of sacrificial animal, food and other miscellaneous costs are included.
3 March 2023, 08:11 AM

Biman likely to fire two engineers

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is likely to dismiss two engineers responsible for the collision of two planes at a hangar in Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport last year.
2 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Collision at Dhaka airport: Biman sacks 2 engineer officers

The management made the decision upon completion of investigation into the collision on April 11 last year, sources at Biman told The Daily Star
2 March 2023, 06:21 AM

Life lost amid irregularities

The captain of a Biman flight was napping in the crew rest area, leaving the cockpit of a Boeing 777-300ER technically unmanned, when a passenger had a heart attack
2 March 2023, 01:50 AM

Biman passengers can now change travel date online

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has introduced an online travel-date change service for the convenience of passengers.
1 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Biman makes changes in key posts

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has brought changes in two major posts, a move that will benefit passengers and make the national flag carrier more efficient, according to insiders.
1 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Australian detention centre: Bangladeshi refugees sew lips in protest

Two Bangladeshi nationals who have been detained in Nauru for nearly a decade by Australian authorities, recently sewed their lips together in protest..A five-hour plane journey to the northeast of Australia, Nauru is a small islandic nation. Australia has used Nauru since July 2013 to det
1 March 2023, 15:29 PM

Remittance rises 4.46% in February

However, February's remittance of $1.56 billion was 20.3 per cent lower than the previous month's $1.95 billion
1 March 2023, 11:57 AM

Biman makes changes in key posts

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has brought changes in two major posts, a move which will benefit passengers and bring further efficiency to the national flag carrier, insiders said..Capt S Hossain, who was chief of planning and scheduling department, has been replaced by Capt Ishtiaq Ahmed, sai
1 March 2023, 11:48 AM

Biman paying for hiring unqualified Boeing 777 pilots

In February last year, Biman recruited a batch of contractual pilots to fly its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, claiming that it needed pilots immediately due to a shortage.
1 March 2023, 01:00 AM

Novoair to resume flights to Barishal from March 1

Due to a shortage of passengers, Novoair temporarily suspended flights on the Barishal route from August 1 last year
26 February 2023, 07:10 AM

Boy rescued from container in Malaysia reaches Cumilla

Last night, a Malaysia airlines flight brought the 14-year-old Ratul Islam Fahim to Dhaka from Kuala Lumpur around 10:00pm
22 February 2023, 13:43 PM

How USA becomes top remittance source beating Saudi Arabia

The USA has 5 lakh Bangladeshi migrant workers and Saudi Arabia 20 lakh
21 February 2023, 14:43 PM

USA continues to be Bangladesh's top source of remittance

Bangladeshis in the North American country sent home $966.89 million in the October-December period of 2022
19 February 2023, 15:17 PM

At least 73 migrants missing, presumed dead after shipwreck off Libya

The boat carrying 80 people had departed from Qasr al-Akhyar, east of the capital Tripoli, and was heading to Europe when it ran into trouble on Tuesday, the UN's IOM said
15 February 2023, 17:58 PM

UAE expresses interest to recruit more skilled migrant workers

During the meeting, the gulf country showed interest in hiring professionals, technologists, nurses and caregivers from Bangladesh
15 February 2023, 17:37 PM

The Parliament Watch

On 12 February, 2026, Bangladesh held its 13th National Parliamentary Election, bringing in a new parliament with a BNP-led majority. But elections are only the beginning of accountability. Who are these people now entrusted with public power, and what do they own, earn, and do with it? The Parliament Watch tracks the declared wealth, words, and work of every elected representative throughout their entire tenure. Use this page to keep an eye on your MPs and Ministers.

Wealth Distribution by Party
BNP
Jamaat
NCP
Others
Suspended / Not Held
Lower Assets Higher Assets
Dhaka Khulna Chittagong