US-Bangla Airlines
Taxes, fuel costs, single runway driving up airline fares: US-Bangla MD
Bangladeshi airlines also have to pay ticket-sale commissions that some major foreign carriers do not
13 September 2026
US-Bangla to resume Dhaka-Jashore flights from Sept 9
The airline will operate two flights each on Saturday, Wednesday and Thursday using 72-seat ATR 72-600 aircraft
25 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
US-Bangla Airlines to resume Sharjah and Abu Dhabi flights from March 13, 14
Flights to Dubai, Jeddah, Riyadh, and Muscat continue
10 March 2026
Private airlines caught in a bind
Bangladesh's private airline industry is struggling to stay afloat, hobbled by soaring fuel prices, punitive surcharges, and what operators describe as unfavourable policies. Of the 10 private carriers that have entered the market over the past three decades, only two -- US-Bangla Airlines and Air Astra -- remain in operation.
16 May 2025
Air travel tax may surge
For the first time, domestic air travellers are likely to face a travel tax while people going abroad on airplanes are expected to pay up to 67 per cent higher taxes from next fiscal year as the government looks to increase revenue collection.
30 May 2023
US-Bangla Airlines to resume Dubai-Dhaka flights from June 18
US-Bangla Airlines will resume flights on the Dubai-Dhaka route from June 18.
9 June 2021
US-Bangla and Novoair will resume flights to Cox’s Bazar from tomorrow
US-Bangla Airlines and Novoair will resume flights on Dhaka-Cox's Bazar route from tomorrow (June 1) after around two months following the second wave of Covid-19.
31 May 2021
US-Bangla Airlines plans flights on Dhaka-Dubai route from Feb 1
US-Bangla Airlines has planned to operate flights on Dhaka-Dubai-Dhaka route from February 1.
18 January 2021
Biman, US-Bangla to resume flights to Muscat from early October
Biman and US-Bangla Airlines today decided to resume their flights to Muscat, Oman from October 2 and 1 respectively.
27 September 2020
US-Bangla to operate two weekly flights to Muscat
US-Bangla Airlines has decided to operate two weekly scheduled flights on the Dhaka-Muscat-Dhaka route from October 1.
27 September 2020
One more weekly US-Bangla Airlines flight on Dhaka-Kuala Lumpur route from Sept 1
US-Bangla Airlines has announced an additional weekly flight on Dhaka-Kuala Lumpur route from September 1.
23 August 2020
US-Bangla resuming flights on Dhaka-Doha route on Aug 31
US-Bangla Airlines is resuming its flights on the Dhaka-Doha route from August 31, after nearly five months of flight suspension due to the global Covid-19 outbreak.
20 August 2020
US-Bangla resuming Dhaka-KL-Dhaka flights from August 16
US-Bangla Airlines is going to resume flights on the Dhaka-Kuala Lumpur-Dhaka route from August 16, after five months of suspension due to Covid-19.
12 August 2020
US-Bangla brings back 152 stranded Bangladeshis from Abu Dhabi
A special flight of US-Bangla Airlines has brought back 152 Bangladeshis stranded in Abu Dhabi due to the Covid-19 epidemic.
1 July 2020
305 Bangladeshis return from UAE, South Korea, India
A total of 305 Bangladeshi citizens, who were stranded in United Arab Emirates, South Korea and India due to the coronavirus lockdown, returned home by three separate special flights today.
16 June 2020
160 Bangladeshis stranded in UAE return home
A special flight of US-Bangla Airlines repatriated 160 Bangladeshi nationals stranded in United Arab Emirates for over three months following suspension of regular flights due to Covid-19 pandemic.
15 June 2020
Biman, US-Bangla likely to operate 10 more flights to bring stranded Bangladeshis back from India
Biman and US-Bangla Airlines are likely to operate 10 more special flights from India to bring back Bangladeshi nationals stuck in the neighbouring country for over one-and-a-half-months following Covid-19 pandemic, the Bangladesh High Commission in India says.
5 May 2020
US-Bangla Airlines to operate eight special flights for Bangladeshis stranded in India
US-Bangla Airlines will operate eight special flights on the Chennai-Dhaka and Kolkata-Dhaka routes from April 20 – 25, to bring back over 1,000 stranded Bangladeshis.
17 April 2020
US-Bangla Airlines gets permission to operate cargo flights
US-Bangla Airlines has received permission from the government to operate cargo flights in a bid to facilitate the country’s export and import sector.
12 April 2020