Biman Bangladesh Airlines

{{Short description|National airline of Bangladesh}} {{redirect|Biman}} {{good article}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox airline | airline = Biman Bangladesh Airlines<br />{{nobold|{{lang|bn|বিমান বাংলাদেশ এয়ারলাইন্স}}}} | logo = Biman Airlines classic logo.svg | logo_alt = A white flying stork inside a red circle located to the left of the air carrier's name written in green, where the red and green represent the colours of the national flag. | logo_caption = | image = 20251011 Biman S2-AJS EGLL.jpg | image_size = 280px | caption = Biman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 787-9 | IATA = BG | ICAO = BBC | callsign = BANGLADESH | founded = {{Start date and age|1972|1|4|df=y}}  | commenced = {{Start date and age|1972|2|4|df=y}} | ceased =  | aoc =   | bases =  | hubs = {{unbulleted list|{{nowrap|Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport}}}} | secondary_hubs = {{unbulleted list|{{nowrap|Shah Amanat International Airport}}|Osmani International Airport}} | focus_cities =  | frequent_flyer = Biman Loyalty Club | alliance =  | subsidiaries = {{unbulleted list|Biman Flight Catering Centre|Biman Poultry Complex|Biman Ground Handling|Bangladesh Airlines Training Center}} | fleet_size = 19 | destinations = 30 | company_slogan = | parent =  | num_employees = | headquarters = Dhaka, Bangladesh | key_people = {{ubl| | Rumee A Hossain (chairman)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/aviation/news/rumee-hossain-appointed-biman-chairman-4160521|title=Chairman |website=Daily Star}}</ref> |Kaizer Sohail (CEO and MD)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/aviation/news/biman-gets-new-leadership-kaizer-sohail-named-md-ceo-4146666 |access-date=2026-04-27|website=Daily Star |date=2026-04-08|language=en|title=Kaizer Sohail made new MD, CEO}}</ref> }} | revenue = {{increase}}{{BDTConvert|6900.5|c}} (''FY 2021-22'')<ref name="Biman report 2021-22" /> | operating_income = {{decrease}}{{BDTConvert|2653.7|c}} (''FY 2021-22'')<ref name="Biman report 2021-22" /> | net_income = {{increase}}{{BDTConvert|1179.2|c}} (''FY 2021-22'')<ref name="Biman report 2021-22" /> | profit = {{increase}}{{BDTConvert|435.56|c}} (''FY 2021-22'')<ref name="Biman report 2021-22">{{cite news |title=Biman Bangladesh Airlines Annual Financial Report 2021-22 |url=https://biman.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/biman-airlines.portal.gov.bd/files/ea062f49_c0dd_447b_895c_8494cb90fb7a/2023-01-18-11-14-b54927622050fe79646ff96e7c27bbfb.pdf |access-date=5 December 2023 |work=Biman Bangladesh Airlines}}</ref> | assets = {{increase}}{{BDTConvert|16377.8|c}} (''FY 2021-22'')<ref name="Biman report 2021-22" /> | equity = {{increase}}{{BDTConvert|2138.36|c}} (''FY 2021-22'')<ref name="Biman report 2021-22" /> | website = {{nowrap|{{URL|www.biman-airlines.com}}}} }} {{Contains special characters|Bengali}} '''Biman Bangladesh Airlines''',{{#tag:ref|{{langx|bn|বিমান বাংলাদেশ এয়ারলাইন্স|Bimān Baṅladeś Eẏarlains}}, {{IPA|bn|ˈbiman ˈbaŋlaˌd̪eʃ ˈeaɾlai̯ns|IPA}}|group="nb"}} commonly known as '''Biman''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|iː|m|ɑː|n}} {{respell|BEE|mahn}}; {{IPA|bn|ˈbiman|lang}}),{{#tag:ref|The name ''Biman'', a Bengali word for 'airplane', is derived from the Sanskrit word ''Vimana'', meaning 'flying palace; chariot'.<ref>{{cite book |author=Stephanie Jamison |title=The Rigveda –– Earliest Religious Poetry of :India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1LTRDwAAQBAJ |year=2015 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0190633394 |page=359}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author1=Mukunda, H.S. |author2=Deshpande, S.M. |author3=Nagendra, H.R. |author4=Prabhu, A. |author5=Govindraju, S.P. |year=1974 |title=A critical study of the work "Vyamanika Shastra" |journal=Scientific Opinion |pages=5–12 |url=http://cgpl.iisc.ernet.in/site/Portals/0/Publications/ReferedJournal/ACriticalStudyOfTheWorkVaimanikaShastra.pdf |access-date=2007-09-03}}</ref>{{rp|5}}|group="nb"|name=""}} is the flag carrier of Bangladesh.<ref name="Biman Bangladesh Airlines orders three Q400s" /> With its main hub at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, the airline also operates flights from its secondary hubs at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong and Osmani International Airport in Sylhet. The airline provides international passenger and cargo services to multiple destinations and has air service agreements in 42 countries.<ref name="Biman expands Q400 fleet" /> The headquarters of the airline, ''Balaka Bhaban'', is located in Kurmitola, in the northern part of Dhaka. Annual Hajj flights, transporting tourists, migrants, and non-resident Bangladeshi workers and the activities of its subsidiaries form an integral part of the corporate business of the airline.

Created in February 1972, Biman enjoyed an internal monopoly in the aviation industry of Bangladesh for 24 years, until 1996.<ref>{{cite book |last=Uddin |first=Syed Mohd Saleh |year=2012 |chapter=Airports |chapter-url=https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Airports |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh}}</ref> In the decades following its founding, the airline expanded its fleet and destinations but it was adversely affected by corruption and mismanagement. At its peak, Biman operated flights to 29 international destinations, extending from New York City in the west to Tokyo in the east. The airline was wholly owned and managed by the government of Bangladesh until 23 July 2007, when it was transformed into the country's largest public limited company by the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh. Since becoming a public limited company in 2007, the airline has reduced staff and begun to modernize its fleet. The airline had signed a deal with Boeing to buy ten new aircraft and options for ten more in 2008.<ref name="Boeing starts $1.3b Biman plane supply" /> After taking delivery of the new planes, Biman expanded its destinations and added in-flight amenities such as onboard internet, WiFi, mobile telephony and live TV streams.<ref name="Internet in Biman" /><ref name="Biman Internet Experience" />

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is certified as safe to fly in Europe by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.<ref>[https://ec.europa.eu/transport/modes/air/safety/air-ban/doc/list_en.pdf "List of airlines banned within the EU"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117224638/http://ec.europa.eu/transport/modes/air/safety/air-ban/doc/list_en.pdf |date=17 November 2012}}, ''European Aviation Safety Agency'', 4 December 2012</ref><ref name="EU banned airlines" /> In addition, Biman has also successfully passed the IATA Operational Safety Audit and since then, the airline has resumed flights to some of its previous destinations in Asia and Europe.<ref name="Bangladesh off the unsafe list" /><ref name="Biman gets int'l registration renewed" /> In recent times, Biman Bangladesh Airlines has seen a marked improvement in punctuality, as well as in on-time flight performance, under its new management team.<ref name="Biman punctuality" />

==History== {{See also|History of aviation in Bangladesh}} Biman Bangladesh Airlines was established on 4 January 1972 as Bangladesh's national airline under the Bangladesh Biman Ordinance (Presidential Order No. 126).<ref name="Banglapedia0516" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.minlaw.gov.bd/first_schedule.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928082723/http://www.minlaw.gov.bd/first_schedule.htm |archive-date=28 September 2007 |title=First Schedule (Article 47) |publisher=Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh |access-date=4 September 2007}}</ref> The initiative to launch the flag carrier was taken by 2,500 former employees, including ten Boeing 707 commanders and seven other former pilots of Pakistan International Airlines, who submitted a proposal to the government on 31 December 1971 following the independence of Bangladesh.<ref name="Jatree01" />{{rp|6}} The airline was initially called ''Air Bangladesh'' but was soon changed to Biman Bangladesh Airlines, its current name.<ref name="FI1972-16" />

[[File:Fokker F27-600 S2-ABJ B Biman Dum Dum 08 09 74 edited-4.jpg|thumb|left|Fokker F-27 Friendship of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at the then Dum Dum Airport in 1974.]] On 4 February 1972, Biman started its domestic services, initially linking Dhaka with Chittagong, Jessore and Sylhet, using a single Douglas DC-3 acquired from India.<ref name="FI1973-446" /> Following the crash of this DC-3 on 10 February 1972, near Dhaka, during a test flight,<ref name="ASN" /> two Fokker F27s belonging to Indian Airlines and supplied by the Indian government entered the fleet as a replacement.<ref name="FI1973-446" /> Shortly afterwards, additional capacity was provided with the incorporation of a Douglas DC-6, loaned by the World Council of Churches,<ref name="FI1973-446" /> which was in turn replaced with another Douglas DC-6, a DC-6B model leased from Troll-Air, to operate the Dhaka-Calcutta route.<ref name="FI1972-895" /> On 4 March 1972, Biman started its international operations with a weekly flight to London using a Boeing 707 chartered from British Caledonian.<ref>{{cite magazine |title= Air transport |url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%200577.html |format= PDF |magazine= Flight International |date= 16 March 1972 |page= 373 |access-date= 24 August 2011|quote= Bangladesh Biman, new national carrier of Bangladesh, began operating London-Dacca charter services by subcontract to British Caledonian on 4 March.}}</ref> The short haul fleet was supplemented by a Fokker F27 from India on 3 March 1972; the aircraft was employed on a daily scheduled flight between Calcutta and Dhaka on 28 April 1972.<ref name="Jatree01" />{{rp|7}} Three additional Fokker F27s were acquired during March and September of that year.<ref name="Jatree01" />{{rp|6}} In the first year of operation, Biman operated 1,079 flights carrying just over 380,000 passengers.<ref name="Jatree01" />{{rp|8}}{{Dubious|date=February 2025}}

[[File:Biman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 707-320C LHR S2-ACE Feb 1981.png|thumb|A Biman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 707-320C on short final to London Heathrow Airport in 1981.]] Four Fokker F27s joined the fleet in 1973, enabling Biman to double the frequency of the Kolkata flight to a twice daily service.<ref name="Jatree01" />{{rp|7}} A Boeing 707 was added to the fleet in September and the flight to London became twice-weekly, while a Chittagong–Kolkata flight also began operating.<ref name="Jatree01" />{{rp|7}} In 1974, operations were extended to Kathmandu (February), Bangkok (November) and Dubai (December).<ref name="Jatree01" />{{rp|7}} In 1976, Biman sold two of its Fokker F27s and bought another Boeing 707 to extend international services to Abu Dhabi, Karachi and Mumbai.<ref name="Jatree01" />{{rp|7}} Singapore was added to Biman's list of international destinations, when a third Boeing 707 was purchased in February 1977, followed by Jeddah, Doha and Amsterdam the following year, which also saw the purchase of its fourth Boeing 707.<ref name="Jatree01" />{{rp|7}} In 1977, Biman was converted into a public sector corporation to be governed by a board of directors appointed by the government.<ref name="Jatree01" />{{rp|7}} The airline broke even for the first time in 1977–78, and made a profit the following year.<ref name="Jatree01" />{{rp|8}} International destinations expanded to include Kuala Lumpur, Athens, Muscat and Tripoli in 1979, followed by Yangon, Tokyo and Dhahran in 1980.<ref name="Jatree01" />{{rp|7}} Biman took delivery of its first 85-seater Fokker F28-4000 in 1981.<ref name="FI1981-1045" /> In 1983, three Douglas DC-10s joined the fleet and the airline started to phase out the Boeing 707s.<ref name="Jatree01" />{{rp|7}}<ref name="Biman at height of flight disarray" /> The flight network expanded further to include Baghdad (1983), Paris (1984) and Bahrain (1986).<ref name="Jatree01" />{{rp|7}} On 5 August 1984, Biman faced its worst accident ever when a Fokker F27 flying in from Chittagong crashed near Dhaka, killing all 49 on board.<ref name="19840805-1" /> The long haul fleet was then supplemented by the purchase of two new Airbus A310s in 1996, followed by the addition of two more in 2000, from Singapore Airlines and Air Jamaica, and another in 2003.<ref name="Jatree01" />{{rp|7}}

==Corporate affairs== ===Key people=== Retired Senior Secretary Mostafa Kamal Uddin replaced former Senior Secretary Sajjadul Hassan, who had completed his term, as the chairman of the airline in January 2023. Additional secretary to the government Shafiul Azim is the chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director (MD).<ref>{{Cite news |title=Shafiul Azim made new MD of Biman |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/188506/shafiul-azim-made-new-md-of-biman |access-date=2023-01-15 |work=New Age |language=en}}</ref> Previously, Kevin John Steele,<ref name="Biman's interest to be upheld in ground, cargo handling: MD" /> who served as MD and CEO of Biman from March 2013 to April 2014,<ref name="Kevin leaves for home after job at Biman" /><ref name="Stick to my plan" /> was the first foreign national in the airline's history to be appointed CEO and MD of Biman.<ref name="Unlike Biman" /><ref name="First foreign CEO for Biman" /> He was chosen from a pool of 42 local and foreign candidates after a competitive selection process.<ref name="First foreign CEO for Biman" /> Steele was a British citizen who had many years of experience working in management and administrative positions at British Airways and other airlines around the world.<ref name="Biman MD John Steele joins office" /><ref name="New MD says Biman to be a profitable entity soon" /> Steele resigned from Biman{{'s}} MD and CEO positions in December 2013 citing health issues.<ref name="Biman boss quits" /> Steele left office on {{end date|2014|4|19|df=yes}}.<ref name="Biman receives 40 applications for MD" /> Kyle Haywood took office as Biman{{'s}} MD and CEO on 5 January 2015. A British national, Haywood was the second foreign national to hold the airline{{'s}} CEO position after Kevin Steele.<ref name="Biman's new CEO takes charge" />

===Ownership=== The airline was wholly owned by the Bangladeshi government through the Bangladesh Biman Corporation since its inception. In 1977, Biman was converted into a public sector corporation which afforded Biman limited autonomy, led by a government-appointed board of directors.<ref name="Jatree01" />{{rp|7}} The authorised share capital was increased to BDT 2 billion in 1987,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sai.uni-heidelberg.de/workgroups/bdlaw/1987-a32.htm |title=Act 32 of 1987: The Bangladesh Biman Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1987 |website=The Heidelberg Bangladesh Law Translation Project |quote=The authorised share capital of the Corporation shall be two hundred crore taka [1 crore = 10 million] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304074535/http://www.sai.uni-heidelberg.de/workgroups/bdlaw/1987-a32.htm |archive-date=4 March 2012}}</ref> and Biman was transformed into a public limited company, the largest in Bangladesh, in 2007.<ref name="Biman turns public limited company" />

===Privatization=== ====1980s==== During the late 1980s, Hossain Mohammad Ershad, President of Bangladesh at the time, served as president of Biman. After an early period of expansion and growth, Biman entered an era of nose-diving profits and slow growth, exacerbated by incompetent and corrupt management, who padded purchases, falsified repair bills, and kept unprofitable routes in operation for political reasons.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Rashidul |last=Hasan |date=8 October 2006 |title=Nothing impossible in Biman purchase |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/10/08/d6100801044.htm |work=The Daily Star |access-date=23 May 2012 |archive-date=17 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017225546/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/10/08/d6100801044.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first=Alastair |last=Lawson |date=30 August 2006 |title=Airline's 'lonely hearts' tactic |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5298284.stm |work=BBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901134031/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5298284.stm |archive-date=1 September 2011 |access-date=23 May 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> Research conducted in 1996 found that Biman had 5,253 non-flying personnel, 30 percent more than Singapore Airlines, a carrier who operated a fleet almost ten times the size of Biman's. The report described Biman as "poorly managed, overstaffed, under-capitalized, and subject to excessive political interference in its day-to-day management."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lcgbangladesh.org/Governance/reports/1996-WB-Government%20that%20works.pdf |title=Government that Works: Reforming the Public Sector |work=Private Sector Development & Finance Division{{mdash}}Country Department 1 – South Asia Region |date=10 July 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303114035/http://www.lcgbangladesh.org/Governance/reports/1996-WB-Government%20that%20works.pdf |archive-date=3 March 2012 |access-date=23 May 2012 |url-status=usurped}}</ref>

====1990s==== In the 1992–93 fiscal year, accounts under the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism revealed that BDT 22 million in tax was not paid to the government. The audit carried out in 1999, also showed that Biman was owed BDT 2.2 million by travel agents from the proceeds of ticket sales, most likely with the collusion of Biman officials.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cagbd.org/pdf/annual_report_1999.pdf |title=Annual Report 1999, Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh. |publisher=Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh |year=1999 |access-date=13 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080414152850/http://www.cagbd.org/pdf/annual_report_1999.pdf |archive-date=14 April 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Additionally, BDT 2.4 million was overpaid as incentive commissions to the sales agents in violation of Biman policies. In 2007, the caretaker government launched an anti-corruption drive. This was shortly followed by the forced retirement of 35 other employees and officials, some of whom were close aides of Shamim Iskander.<ref name="35 Biman staff sent on forced retirement" /> In {{YEAR|2008}}, Iskander, younger brother of former premier Khaleda Zia, was sent to jail over charges of concealing information regarding his wealth and not for his connection with Biman.<ref name="Shamim Iskander sent to jail" /><ref name="shamim-iskander-sent-to-jail" />

Faced with growing losses from the late 1990s onwards,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mof.gov.bd/previous_budget/economic_2005/ER_book_2005.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070508172851/http://www.mof.gov.bd/previous_budget/economic_2005/ER_book_2005.pdf |archive-date=8 May 2007 |title=Economic Review 2005 |publisher=Bangladesh Ministry of Finance |access-date=9 June 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mof.gov.bd/previous_budget/economic_2006/Chapter-11(Eng-06).pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928045342/http://www.mof.gov.bd/previous_budget/economic_2006/Chapter-11%28Eng-06%29.pdf |archive-date=28 September 2007 |title=Transport and Communication Review 2007 |publisher=Bangladesh Ministry of Finance |access-date=9 June 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> the government offered 40 percent of Biman to foreign airlines in 2004, hoping a buyer would take over the management of the carrier. However, the proposal demanded that many decision-making rights remain within the Bangladesh government, and the offer was ignored by outside airlines. A similar initiative in 1998 cost Biman $1.6 million in consultancy fees with no positive results.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newagebd.com/2006/nov/18/front.html#3 |title=Biman's call for strategic partner flops |newspaper=The New Age |date=18 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114230825/http://www.newagebd.com/2006/nov/18/front.html |archive-date=14 November 2007 |access-date=10 June 2007}}</ref>

====2000s==== In the 2005–06 fiscal year, Biman carried 1.15 million passengers, a growth of 70% over the previous decade. With the rise of private domestic carriers in Bangladesh, however, Biman's market share for domestic passengers dropped by 35% over the previous ten years' average, with only 162,000 passengers travelling with Biman in the domestic sector in the 2005–06 fiscal year. During the same period, Biman reported its biggest annual loss of over US$120 million (BDT 8.3 billion as of 2010), with a US$100 million (BDT 6.9 billion as of 2010) loss reported the following year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newagebd.com/2006/jun/12/nat.html |title=Biman loses Tk 836cr in first 10 months of 2005–06 fiscal |work=The New Age |date=12 June 2006 |access-date=20 September 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070914110536/http://www.newagebd.com/2006/jun/12/nat.html |archive-date=14 September 2007}}</ref> Biman also fell behind on millions of dollars in payments to its fuel supplier, the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC),<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bangladeshmonitor.net/aviation_story.php?recordID=976 |title=No plan to tackle critical problems |work=The Bangladesh Monitor |date=1 June 2007 |access-date=10 June 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080401103901/http://www.bangladeshmonitor.net/aviation_story.php?recordID=976 |archive-date = 1 April 2008}}</ref> with debts that rose to BDT 15.64 billion in late December 2006.<ref name="Biman bypasses BPC to import fuel direct" />

====Public limited company==== In May 2007, the caretaker government approved plans to turn Biman into a public limited company with shareholdings split between seven public sector organisations.<ref>{{cite news |first=Rashidul |last=Hasan |date=6 June 2007 |title=Biman offers its staff voluntary retirement |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/06/06/d70606011710.htm |work=The Daily Star |access-date=12 July 2012 |archive-date=17 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017225543/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/06/06/d70606011710.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> As a part of the restructuring, the government put in place a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) to reduce the man-equipment ratio (MER) of 367:1 (ratio of manpower to aircraft).<ref name="Over 2,100 Biman staff want to quit voluntarily" /> The industry average at the time was 200:1, and other Asian airlines operated with MERs of about 150:1.<ref name="Over 2,100 Biman staff want to quit voluntarily" /> The VRS provided compensation based on length of service, at a cost to the government of over BDT 2.97 billion borrowed from the World Bank.<ref name="Over 2,100 Biman staff want to quit voluntarily" /> Biman management expected to reduce its workforce by 1,600, but 2,162 applications were received, many from employees who expected to be dismissed with little or no severance pay if the quota was not met. Biman accepted between 1,863<ref name="Biman forms committee to review worker lay-offs" /><ref name="Biman short-lists 1,863 for voluntary retirement" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.southasianmedia.net/cnn.cfm?id=403449&category=Services&Country=BANGLADESH |title=1863 Biman staff sent into retirement |publisher=South Asian Media Net |date=3 July 2007 |access-date=29 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927215931/http://www.southasianmedia.net/cnn.cfm?id=403449&category=Services&Country=BANGLADESH |archive-date=27 September 2007 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> and 1877 applications,<ref name="Biman Bangladesh to reappoint 'sacked' staff" /> and affirmed that key personnel would not be allowed to leave the organisation via VRS.<ref name="Over 2,100 Biman staff want to quit voluntarily" />

On 23 July 2007,<ref name="Biman goes PLC" /> Biman Bangladesh Airlines became the largest public limited company in Bangladesh.<ref name="Biman turns public limited company" /> Earlier suggestions that the airline should be renamed Bangladesh Airlines were rejected.<ref>{{cite news |title=Biman's PLC plan delayed by 3 weeks |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/06/26/d70626013019.htm |work=The Daily Star |date=26 June 2007 |access-date=12 July 2012 |archive-date=17 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017225546/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/06/26/d70626013019.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The government is the sole shareholder of the 1.5 billion shares, but intends to offer 49 percent to the private sector while retaining majority ownership.<ref name="Biman starts journey as public limited company" /><ref>{{cite news |author=Rashidul Hasan |date=17 June 2009 |title=Offload 49pc share of Biman to NRBs |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-92950 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=28 September 2013}}</ref> The previous managing director, Dr. Abdul Momen, was appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director of the new organisation. The six directors were appointed from the ministries of energy, commerce, finance, civil aviation, foreign affairs, and the cabinet division, with the cabinet secretary taking on the role as chairman of the board of directors. The six secretaries and a joint secretary to the civil aviation ministry were made the seven shareholders of the new PLC.<ref name="Biman starts journey as public limited company" /> In September 2008, the government appointed Air Commodore Zahed Kuddus (retd) to replace Dr. Momen as CEO.<ref name="Kuddus takes helm at Biman" /> From 2002 to 2005 Kuddus had been chair of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), before which he had held various posts in the Bangladesh Air Force.<ref name="Zahed Kuddus new Biman CEO" />

Following the privatisation, an initiative was launched by ex-Biman employees, who left the organisation via the VRS, to set up a competing airline.<ref name="Ex-Biman men form body to float private airline" /> Names proposed for the airline included Air Bangla International, Biman Employees Airlines and Balaka.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.indiaenews.com/bangladesh/20070707/59611.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927185411/http://www.indiaenews.com/bangladesh/20070707/59611.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=27 September 2007 |title=Ex-Biman workers to float private airline |work=India eNews |date=7 June 2007 |access-date=4 September 2007}}</ref> They were joined by previous managing directors of Biman, along with the former president of the Bangladesh Airline Pilots' Association.<ref name="Ex-Biman men form body to float private airline" /> However, nothing further was heard of regarding the proposed venture.

The airline made profits in FY 2007–08 (BDT 60 million) and FY 2008–09 (BDT 150 million); In FY 2009–10, however, the carrier incurred in a net loss of BDT 800 million.<ref name="Biman's remarkable recovery" />

====2010s==== In FY 2010–11 it made losses of BDT 2 billion,<ref name="Biman's remarkable recovery" /> despite the government exempting it a debt of about BDT 11.94 billion and BDT 5.73 billion owed to the BPC and the CAAB, respectively.<ref name="Biman still dogged by losses" /> In FY 2011–12 it made a loss of BDT 6.06 billion ({{US$|75}} million);<ref name="Biman's remarkable recovery" /> in FY 2012–13 unaudited figures show a loss of BDT 2 billion.<ref name="BB refuses to be loan guarantor for Biman" /> {{As of|2013|12|alt= At December 2013}}, Biman owed BDT 15.60 billion to different sources;<ref name="BB refuses to be loan guarantor for Biman" /> of which BDT 3676.2 million to CAAB<ref>{{cite news |last=Islam |first=Shariful |date=12 August 2013 |title=Biman faces cash crunch |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/biman-faces-cash-crunch/ |work=The Daily Star |access-date=30 November 2013}}</ref> and BDT 8.50 billion to Padma Oil Company, its fuel supplier.<ref name="BB refuses to be loan guarantor for Biman" /> Biman made three consecutive profits of BDT3.24 billion, BDT2.76 billion and BDT1.51 billion for FYs 2014–15, 2015–16 and 2016–17, respectively. The net profit for FY 2016–17 was BDT470 million.<ref name="Bangladesh Biman makes profit for 3 yrs in a row" /> In the FY 2017–18 Biman had an operating income of {{BDTConvert|4931|c}} but having an expense of {{BDTConvert|5133|c}}, it incurred a loss of {{BDTConvert|-202|c}}.<ref name="Biman report 2018-19" /> But in the FY 2018–19 its operating income and expenses both decreased to {{BDTConvert|3175|c}} and {{BDTConvert|2938|c}} respectively and Biman earned a net profit of {{BDTConvert|237|c}}.<ref name="Biman report 2018-19" />

===Subsidiaries=== {{Main|Biman Bangladesh Airlines subsidiaries}}

Biman's subsidiaries are associated with aircraft ground handling, aviation engineering, aviation training and flight catering.<ref name="Corporate Profile">{{cite web | url = http://www.biman-airlines.com/corporate | title = Corporate Profile | publisher = Biman Bangladesh Airlines | access-date = 22 July 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130706183159/http://www.biman-airlines.com/corporate | archive-date = 6 July 2013 | url-status = dead}}</ref> There are five wholly owned subsidiaries, including:

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:1em auto;" |- !Company !Main activity !Founded |- |Biman Ground Handling (BGH) |Aircraft ground handling |1972 |- |Biman Engineering |Aviation engineering |2004 |- |Bangladesh Airlines Training Centre (BATC) |Aviation training |1972{{Failed verification|date=November 2020}} |- |Biman Flight Catering Centre (BFCC) |Flight catering |1989 |- |Biman Poultry Complex (BPC) |Poultry farming complex |1980 |}

Since 1972, BGH provides ground-handling services for all airports in Bangladesh;<ref name="Biman's ground-handling task going to qualified int'l agency" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Ground Handling |publisher=Biman Bangladesh Airlines |url=http://www.biman-airlines.com/services/groundhandling |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705181252/http://biman-airlines.com/services/groundhandling |archive-date=5 July 2013}}</ref> the company reported a profit of BDT 4.5 billion for the FY 2011–12.<ref name="Biman's ground-handling task going to qualified int'l agency" /> The wholly owned subsidiary BFCC was set up in 1989 to provide in-flight meals.<ref name="Biman flight catering keeps courting profits" /> It is one of Biman's profitable operations,<ref name="Biman flight catering keeps courting profits" /> supplying food to Saudia, Etihad, Malaysia Airlines, Thai Airways, Emirates, China Southern Airlines and Regent Airways, along with casual orders from other airlines operating into Bangladesh.<ref name="Corporate Profile" /> The BFCC consumes 90% of the eggs and chickens from the BPC, another profit-making subsidiary of Biman formed in 1976 and put into operation in November 1980 to rear poultry at farms in Dhaka.<ref name="Corporate Profile" /><ref name="Biman flight catering keeps courting profits" /> Bird flu was detected at one of the farms in March 2007, and many of the birds were culled.<ref name="Protect our small farmers from bird flu" /><ref name="Biman culls 30,000 chickens to stop deadly disease" /> This was the first incident of bird flu in Bangladesh.<ref name="Bird flu continues to spread" />

==Services== In 2013, Biman signed agreements with SITA<ref name="SITA signs 10-year agreement with Biman Bangladesh Airlines" /> and Mercator<ref name="mercator's new and improved RAPID 3.0 to support Biman Bangladesh Airlines' growth" /> to provide infrastructure support and revenue accounting services to the airline. In 2014, Biman launched an advanced seat reservation system on its website. The airline also offers an online meal selection option, where the passenger can choose from diabetic meals, vegetarian meals, Asian vegetarian meals, child meals and Muslim meals, that will be served on board.<ref name="Bihanga Sep-Oct">{{cite web |url=http://www.biman-airlines.com/images-cms/pdf/Bihanga_Sep-Oct_2014.pdf |title=Bihanga September–October 2014 |pages=10–11 |work=Biman Bangladesh Airlines |access-date=14 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006122949/http://www.biman-airlines.com/images-cms/pdf/Bihanga_Sep-Oct_2014.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In collaboration with a third-party service provider, Biman allows passengers to request Business Class upgrades as well as adjacent extra seats after booking an economy class fare.<ref>{{cite web |title=Optiontown |url=https://www.biman-airlines.com/flights/Optiontown |website=www.biman-airlines.com |language=en |access-date=24 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111111042/https://www.biman-airlines.com/flights/Optiontown |archive-date=11 January 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Flight classes=== [[File:Interior of Biman Boeing 777-300ER 'Palki' S2-AFO Business Class, Jeddah to Dhaka, 11 Apr 2015.jpg|thumb|right|Interior of business class cabin of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 777-300ER en route to Dhaka from Jeddah.]] A two-class service (J and Y) is operated on most of Biman's aircraft. The Business Class cabin on its Boeing 777 is arranged in a 2–3–2 configuration, while economy class cabin is set up in a 3–3–3 configuration. Biman has two types of Business Class layout in its Boeing 787. The 787-8 variant has its Business Class cabin arranged in a 2-2-2 configuration.<ref name="Seat Map of Biman Boeing 787-8">{{cite web |title=Biman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 787-8 aircraft seat map |url=https://seatmaps.com/airlines/bg-biman/boeing-787-8/ |website=www.seatmaps.com}}</ref> On the other hand, the Business Class cabin on the 787-9 variant is set up in a more comfortable 1-2-1 configuration.<ref name="Seat Map of Biman Boeing 787-9">{{cite web |title=Biman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 787-9 aircraft seat map |url=https://seatmaps.com/airlines/bg-biman/boeing-787-9/ |website=www.seatmaps.com}}</ref> All 787s' have their Economy class cabin arranged in a 3-3-3 configuration. Also, the 787-9s' on its fleet are the first to introduce a Premium Economy class into Biman's service. The narrow-body Boeing 737-800s' Business Class is set up in a 2–2 configuration while Economy Class is in a 3–3 arrangement. Business Class passengers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines have exclusive access to airport and hotel lounges around the globe.<ref name="Airport Lounges">{{cite web |title=Airport Lounges |url=http://www.biman-airlines.com/flights/airports/lounges |website=www.biman-airlines.com |publisher=Biman Bangladesh Airlines |language=en |access-date=22 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226213421/http://www.biman-airlines.com/flights/airports/lounges |archive-date=26 December 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===In-flight amenities=== Biman relaunched its inflight magazine and re-branded as ''Bihanga'' in September 2013. The bi-monthly magazine, previously known as ''Diganta'', and before that ''Jatri'', is published by Subcontinental Media Group. The magazine is available in both Bengali and English, covering topics about Bangladesh and Biman's destinations.<ref name="Biman launches in-flight magazine Bihanga" /> English and Bengali language newspapers are also available in Business Class on board the aircraft.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} Biman launched in-flight duty-free sales in March 2014, branded as Biman Boutique.<ref>{{cite web |title=Inflight Duty-Free |publisher=Biman Bangladesh Airlines |url=http://www.biman-airlines.com/services/dutyfree |access-date=3 March 2014}}</ref> Duty-free products include perfumes, cosmetics, jewellery, watches, children's gifts, chocolates, tobacco, etc.<ref>{{cite web |title=Biman Boutique Duty-Free Catalog |publisher=Biman Bangladesh Airlines |url=http://www.biman-airlines.com/images-cms/pdf/Biman_DutyFree.pdf |access-date=3 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514063342/http://www.biman-airlines.com/images-cms/pdf/Biman_DutyFree.pdf |archive-date=14 May 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2014, Biman launched amenity kits for children on-board which include colouring books, stationery, dolls and jigsaw puzzle.<ref name="Bihanga Sep-Oct" /> Biman doesn't usually serve alcoholic beverages on its flights in economy class, however, Business Class passengers have exclusive access to lounges around the globe.<ref name="Airport Lounges" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://liveandletsfly.boardingarea.com/2017/05/25/biman-bangladesh-economy-class/ |title=How is Biman Bangladesh Airlines in Economy Class? |date=25 May 2017 |publisher=Live and Lets Fly}}</ref>

The newer Boeing 777s and 787s are equipped with modern in-flight entertainment systems. Every seat is fitted with personal touch screen displays which are loaded with movies, songs and games. It also has high-resolution moving maps and live flight information. All this is available in two languages – English and Bengali.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Biman Bangladesh Airlines Takes Giant Leap Forward with the Delivery of its First Ever New B777 Aircraft with the Thales In-Flight Entertainment System |publisher=Thales Group |date=24 October 2011 |url=http://www.thales-ifec.com/pdf/press/11-10-24-biman_bangladesh.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017225542/http://www.thales-ifec.com/pdf/press/11-10-24-biman_bangladesh.pdf |archive-date=17 October 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Starting with the newly delivered Boeing 787 Dreamliners, Biman Bangladesh Airlines launched onboard Internet, WiFi, mobile telephony, movie streaming and live TV streaming services in September 2018 in most of the new planes in its fleet.<ref name="Internet in Biman" /> Twenty-five satellites were deployed for this purpose. New Panasonic eX3 seat-back monitors with touch screens from Panasonic Avionics offer passengers more than one hundred on-demand movies, music and video games. Onboard touch screen 3D route-maps, the latest addition to the aviation industry, show the various structures of the territories the aircraft flies over.<ref name="Biman Internet Experience" /> Since March 2017, Biman started to offer exciting new and diverse meal and beverage options in its flights, including diabetic and children's meal packages, which is reviewed and updated every three months.<ref>{{cite news |title=Biman introduces new in-flight delicious meals |url=http://www.daily-sun.com/arcprint/details/214953/Biman-introduces-new-inflight-delicious-meals/2017-03-27 |work=Daily Sun |date=27 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219153352/http://www.daily-sun.com/arcprint/details/214953/Biman-introduces-new-inflight-delicious-meals/2017-03-27 |archive-date=19 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref> All meals served on-board Biman flights are Halal and in Business Class, à la carte menus are offered.<ref>{{cite news |title=Biman brings new inflight meals |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/business/2017/03/23/biman-brings-new-inflight-meals/ |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=23 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011175551/http://www.dhakatribune.com/business/2017/03/23/biman-brings-new-inflight-meals/ |archive-date=11 October 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

===Frequent-flyer program=== alt=Biman Loyalty Club logo|thumb|Biman Loyalty Club, the frequent flyer program of the airline.

Biman launched a frequent-flyer program, named Biman Loyalty Club, in November 2013. It offers rewards such as tiered benefits, mileage bonuses, extra baggage, lounge access and priority check-in at airports.<ref name="FFP" /> As of July 2014, the frequent-flyer program had 8,000 members.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.biman-airlines.com/images-cms/pdf/Bihanga-July_August_2014.pdf |title= Bihanga July–August 2014|page= 10|work= Biman Bangladesh Airlines|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151017225541/http://www.biman-airlines.com/images-cms/pdf/Bihanga-July_August_2014.pdf|archive-date= 17 October 2015|url-status= dead}}</ref>

===Ticketing=== An agreement was signed with Amadeus in 2007 to upgrade Biman's ticketing system with an e-ticketing solution to comply with IATA rules, which set out a deadline of 31 December 2007 for all member airlines to switch over their ticketing systems. E-ticketing allowed Biman to reduce costs while eliminating the stress of lost tickets for passengers.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.amadeus.com/hk/x65830.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114213717/http://www.amadeus.com/hk/x65830.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 November 2007 |title=Amadeus ties up with Biman Bangladesh Airlines for e-ticketing |publisher=Amadeus |date=12 April 2007 |access-date=20 September 2007}}</ref> In 2005, Biman had briefly stopped using the Amadeus ticketing system when the government suspended the operation of a local Amadeus subsidiary following a court order, after allegations of money laundering.<ref>{{cite news |title=Biman asks travel agents not to use Amadeus system for ticket booking |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/12/18/d51218050747.htm |work=The Daily Star |agency=Bdnews |date=17 December 2005 |access-date=16 September 2007 |archive-date=23 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723191451/https://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/12/18/d51218050747.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The suspension, however, lasted only a month, and was lifted after the writ was appealed in the High Court.<ref name="Biman resumes ticketing thru' Amadeus" /> In 2013, Biman signed an agreement with German e-ticketing company Hahn Air, enabling Biman's tickets to be purchased from anywhere around the world.<ref name="Does Biman need to offer 50pc discount?" />

===Biman Cargo=== [[File:S2-ACF B707-351C Biman Bangladesh Airlines Cargo MAN JAN89 (13920782325).jpg|thumb|Biman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 707 freighter at Manchester Airport]]

Biman also operates a cargo service using the cargo holds of its passenger aircraft to ship freight to international destinations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biman-airlines.com/services/cargo |title=Biman Cargo |publisher=Biman Bangladesh Airlines |access-date=28 September 2013}}</ref> It has established a Cargo Village at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka where the cargo is packaged and labelled before being loaded onto its aircraft for shipment overseas.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=31973 |title=Govt mulls private management for ZIA's cargo village |author=Porimol Palma |work=The Daily Star |date=13 April 2008 |access-date=28 September 2013 |archive-date=17 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017225541/http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=31973 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The air cargo industry in Bangladesh grew by 16.5% in the fiscal year 2003–04. Private operators increased their share of the cargo market by 10.6% and were responsible for handling 24% of the total 99,000 tonnes of cargo at the expense of both Biman and foreign airlines which saw a reduction in their shares by 4.6% and 6.0% respectively. Foreign airlines handled 47% of the total cargo with Biman taking on the remaining 29% in the fiscal year 2003–04.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rahim |first=M Ablur |date=13 September 2004 |title=Private cargo operators fly high |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/09/13/d40913050155.htm |work=The Daily Star |access-date=19 September 2007 |archive-date=23 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723195107/https://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/09/13/d40913050155.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In March 2018, Biman Bangladesh Airlines received ACC3 and RA-3 (Regulatory Agent for third country) certifications from the European Union allowing direct cargo flights to all destinations in Europe. ACC3 stands for Air Cargo or Mail Carrier operating into Europe from a third-country airport. These certifications were successfully obtained after the government of Bangladesh upgraded Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) and improved its security, including setting up Explosive Detection Systems (EDS), Explosive Detection Dogs (EDD) and Explosive Trace Detection (EDT) machines. Due to the improved security standards, Biman Cargo Village and Dhaka Airport (HSIA) also got the ACC3 and RA-3 certifications simultaneously and an RA-3-compliant warehouse was built at HSIA for Europe-bound cargo freight where entry is restricted for everyone apart from accredited Biman staff.<ref>{{cite news |title=Biman resumes direct cargo transportation to UK today |url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/141293 |work=The Independent |date=14 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221125713/http://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/141293 |archive-date=21 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

===Biman Bangladesh Mobile App=== On 28 December 2019, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina launched the ''Biman Bangladesh Airlines'' Mobile App. She also laid the foundation stone of the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka and inaugurated the ''Sonar Tari'' and ''Achin Pakhi'', which are two new purchases of Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft to the flag carrier. The app was made available for passengers around the world.<ref>{{cite news |title=PM warns of breaking airport security rules |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/dreamliner-sonar-tori-and-awchin-pakhi-bangladesh-biman-apps-inaugurated-1846330 |access-date=28 December 2019 |work=The Daily Star |agency=BSS |date=28 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Biman app launched, 10pc discount on ticket purchase {{!}} banglanews24.com |url=https://www.banglanews24.com/english/national/article/81917/-biman-app-launched,-10pc-discount-on-ticket-purchase |access-date=28 December 2019 |work=Banglanews24 |date=28 December 2019 |language=en |archive-date=28 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228125023/https://www.banglanews24.com/english/national/article/81917/-biman-app-launched,-10pc-discount-on-ticket-purchase |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Destinations== {{See also|List of Biman Bangladesh Airlines destinations}} {{As of|2023|9}} Biman serves 30 destinations with 48 routes.<ref name="Draft legislation passed to govern Biman Bangladesh Airlines" /> The airline operates flights to several destinations in the Middle East, some in South and South East Asia and London and Manchester in Europe.<ref name="Network" /> The carrier has air service agreements with 43 countries leaving room for further expansion in future.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hasan |first=Rashidul |date=20 May 2007 |title=Steps to make Biman PLC by June approved |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/05/20/d7052001022.htm |work=The Daily Star |access-date=22 May 2007 |archive-date=3 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103191019/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/05/20/d7052001022.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Route map=== alt=|thumb|Biman flies internationally to: Abu Dhabi, Bangkok, Dammam, Delhi, Doha, Dubai, Guangzhou, Jeddah, Kathmandu, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, London, Manchester, Medina, Muscat, Toronto, Riyadh, Sharjah, Singapore and New York. thumb|Biman currently serves 8 domestic destinations, including its main hub in Dhaka. From 1993 to 2006, Biman operated flights to New York City from Dhaka, catering to the many Bangladeshis who lived and studied in the United States.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/07/29/d60729012414.htm|title=Biman makes its last flight to NY today|work=The Daily Star|date=29 July 2006|access-date=28 September 2013|archive-date=3 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203101108/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/07/29/d60729012414.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | title=Up by its bootstraps | author=Vandyk, Anthony | journal=Air Transport World | volume=31 | issue=5 | date=May 1994 | id={{Gale|A15447137}}}}</ref> New York was Biman's farthest and most prestigious destination, and was kept operational, despite heavy financial losses towards the end, to maintain a landing slot in the US which, if cancelled, could be difficult to regain.<ref name="Biman to reroute NY flight to halve loss" />

===New York=== In December 1993, the airline inaugurated service to New York City via Delhi, Dubai and Amsterdam using a McDonnell Douglas DC-10.<ref>{{cite news | title=News, Tips & Bargains If You've Seen It All, How About Bangladesh? | work=Los Angeles Times | date=1993-12-26 | author=Dahlburg, John-Thor | id={{ProQuest|282156409}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2010/01/21/biman-to-resume-ny-flights-in-march | title=Biman 'to resume NY flights in March' | work=bdnews24.com | date=21 January 2010 | accessdate=3 September 2022}}</ref> It subsequently routed the flight from Dhaka to New York through Dubai and Brussels and the inbound one through Brussels.<ref name="Biman may sue after US FAA bars DC-10" /><ref name="rr507" /> To curb the losses, Biman reduced the service to one flight per week and changed the European stop to Manchester Airport, UK,<ref name="Biman may sue after US FAA bars DC-10" /> capitalising on travel demands from the expatriate Bangladeshi community in the north of England. On 8 April 2006, Biman's inaugural flight to Manchester landed at Manchester Airport en route to New York.<ref name="rr507">{{cite web|url=http://www.ringwayreports.co.uk/apr06fp.htm |title=Manchester Airport Reports and Images |publisher=Ringway Reports |date=April 2006 |access-date=25 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930165402/http://www.ringwayreports.co.uk/apr06fp.htm |archive-date=30 September 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> However, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had placed the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) into Category 2 (does not meet International Civil Aviation Organization standards) according to its International Aviation Safety Assessment Program,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/iasa/ |title=International Aviation Safety Assessment Program |publisher=FAA |access-date=25 May 2007}}</ref> which placed additional restrictions on the country's airlines when flying to the US. For Biman, this meant it could continue flying to the US, but could not expand or alter its routes. The FAA fined Biman for breaching its rules, and flights to New York began stopping in Brussels again.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newagebd.com/2006/may/04/busi.html|title=Biman to suspend NY flights in June|work=New Age|date=4 May 2006|access-date=25 May 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184913/http://www.newagebd.com/2006/may/04/busi.html|archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref>

The FAA already warned Biman to replace its ageing DC-10s by December 2005. According to experts, these aircraft were inadequately equipped to cross the Atlantic safely.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newagebd.com/2006/jul/27/front.html|title=Biman not to continue flight to New York|work=New Age|date=27 July 2006|access-date=25 May 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918224058/http://www.newagebd.com/2006/jul/27/front.html|archive-date=18 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thebangladeshtoday.com/archive/May%2706/17-05-2006.htm |title=Biman in a ferrango|work=The Bangladesh Today|date=17 May 2006|access-date=25 May 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061119185647/http://www.thebangladeshtoday.com/archive/May%2706/17-05-2006.htm |archive-date = 19 November 2006}}</ref> On 13 May 2006, the FAA refused permission for the flight to enter its airspace, citing safety concerns over the DC-10.<ref name="Bangladesh Biman hits the buffers" /><ref name="Bangladesh Flight Banned Entry into US Over Safety Issues" /> The pilots diverted to Montreal, Canada, where the passengers were provided with alternative airline options to complete their journey.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Khan |first=Sharier |date=16 May 2006 |title=CAAB warned of poor aircraft maintenance |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/05/16/d6051601033.htm |work=The Daily Star |access-date=28 September 2013 |archive-date=1 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301110115/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/05/16/d6051601033.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Canadian authorities inspected the aircraft and gave it a clean bill of health after which the aircraft returned to Dhaka without any passengers. The FAA eventually admitted it was mistaken and apologised for the error.<ref name="US Says Biman Landing Ban Was A 'Mistake'" /><ref name="FAA regrets for not allowing Biman flight to land at JFK airport (Updated)" /> The incident put an end to the route,<ref>{{cite news|title=SPECIAL : Biman NY flights: no smooth take-off yet |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2009/11/04/special-biman-ny-flights-no-smooth-take-off-yet |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=4 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112213203/http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2009/11/04/special-biman-ny-flights-no-smooth-take-off-yet |archive-date=12 November 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> which had been losing {{US$|80000}} per flight,<ref name="Bangladesh Biman hits the buffers" /> owing to its use of obsolete DC-10s.<ref name="Other News - 08/28/2006"/> Biman decided to axe the route along with several other regional and domestic routes to curb the huge losses being incurred by the airline each month.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newagebd.com/2006/jul/30/front.html|title=Saturday saw the last DC 10 Dhaka–New York flight|work=New Age|date=30 July 2006|access-date=25 May 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918080233/http://www.newagebd.com/2006/jul/30/front.html|archive-date=18 September 2010}}</ref>

===London=== On 4 March 1972, Biman started its first international operations with a weekly flight to London using a Boeing 707. {{as of|2020|1}}, Biman Bangladesh Airlines flies directly to London Heathrow, from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, four times a week transporting both passengers and cargo, using its newly purchased Boeing 777 aircraft. Under its new management, the airline has seen a marked improvement in punctuality as well as in on-time flight performance in recent times.<ref name="Biman punctuality" /> Back in 2007, Biman faced strong criticism from major international airports including London Heathrow Airport and Dubai International Airport for its failure to maintain flight schedules.<ref name="Biman flight schedule about to crash-land" /> Heathrow Airport operator BAA wrote to Biman providing evidence which showed Biman had not achieved the minimum 80% usage of its allocated landing slots at Heathrow, as required by EU and International Air Transport Association (IATA) regulations, during the summer of 2007. Biman should, therefore, not expect slot allocations at Heathrow for the summer of 2008 and should look to Stansted or Gatwick airports if it wished to continue serving London.<ref>{{cite news |title=Int'l airports warn Biman of boycott |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-9935 |work=The Daily Star |date=2 November 2007 |access-date=2 November 2007}}</ref> Following discussions with BAA, however, Biman obtained landing slots for the summer of 2008 on condition that it achieved 80% usage.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hasan |first=Rashidul |date=11 November 2007 |title=Biman gets conditional slot at Heathrow until Oct '08 |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-11122 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=13 November 2007}}</ref> Delays continued unabated and in September 2008, Biman's Dhaka–London direct flight utilising a DC-10 aircraft was diverted and landed at Gatwick when it did not have sufficient fuel to remain in a holding pattern over Heathrow following arrival over three hours after the scheduled time.<ref name="Biman flight denied landing at Heathrow" /> In 2008, the United Nations advised its staff not to fly with Biman, citing both safety and security concerns and Biman's unreliable flight schedules. It was made clear that UN staff who flew with Biman did so at their own risk, and would be ineligible to make claims on insurance. Biman's then-newly appointed managing director said he was unaware of the UN directive, but admitted that Biman did face problems in managing its flight schedules. He expected the situation to improve with the procurement of aircraft in the coming months.<ref name="UN staff asked to skip Biman" />

===Toronto=== In July 2020, Biman announced the introduction of a new route to Toronto which will be flown thrice-weekly beginning in October 2020. The route comes as part of an air agreement between Bangladesh and Canada, and will allow passengers to connect onward to cities across North America with its Air Canada hub at Toronto's Pearson Airport.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-07-03|title=Biman to start Dhaka-Toronto direct flight from October|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/biman-bangladesh-airlines-start-dhaka-to-toronto-direct-flight-1924513|access-date=2020-12-13|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Biman Bangladesh plans to fly Dhaka-Toronto direct from October|url=https://bdnews24.com/business/2020/07/03/biman-bangladesh-plans-to-fly-dhaka-toronto-direct-from-october|access-date=2020-12-13|work=bdnews24.com}}</ref> On 26 March 2022, on the occasion of 51st Independence Day of Bangladesh and to observe the birth centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Biman operated a special flight, BG-305, from Dhaka and Toronto–Pearson.<ref>{{cite news |title=Three more months for Biman to fly Dhaka-Toronto regularly: state minister |url=https://bdnews24.com/aviation/2022/03/25/three-more-months-for-biman-to-fly-dhaka-toronto-regularly-state-minister |access-date=10 April 2022 |work=bdnews24.com}}</ref> In April 2022, initially the inaugural commercial flight was scheduled on 11 June 2022,<ref>{{cite news |title=Biman to start Dhaka-Toronto non-stop flight from 11 June |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/biman-start-dhaka-toronto-non-stop-flight-11-june-397110 |access-date=25 April 2022 |work=The Business Standard |date=4 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> however, Biman decided not to operate a direct flight to Toronto as it would not be commercially viable, rather planned to operate the flight with a stopover in any of the European or Asian destinations for refueling and extra passengers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hasan |first1=Rashidul |title=Dhaka-Toronto: Biman not launching direct flight |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/nrb/departure-arrival/airlines-more/news/dhaka-toronto-biman-not-launching-direct-flight-2995841 |access-date=25 April 2022 |work=The Daily Star |date=2 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> On 22 April, Biman confirmed that it would use Manchester Airport as a stopover for its Toronto flight, to make it more commercially viable.<ref>{{cite news |title=Biman finally approves Manchester stopover for Toronto flight |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2022/04/23/biman-finally-approves-manchester-stopover-for-toronto-flight |access-date=25 April 2022 |work=Dhaka Tribune |language=en}}</ref> However, later in May, Biman decided that Istanbul Airport will be used for refueling purposes, making it a technical halt only, not being allowed to aboard or deboard passengers from the airport.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dhaka-Toronto flight: Istanbul chosen for technical landing, again without feasibility study |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2022/05/26/dhaka-toronto-flight-istanbul-chosen-for-technical-landing-again-without-feasibility |access-date=14 July 2022 |work=www.dhakatribune.com |date=26 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref> On 27 July, the first flight left Dhaka at 03:30 with 160 passengers only.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hasan |first1=Rashidul |title=Despite huge hype, Biman's first Toronto flight half empty |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/news/despite-huge-hype-bimans-first-toronto-flight-half-empty-3080391 |access-date=28 July 2022 |work=The Daily Star |date=27 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

===Hajj flights=== The annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca for the Hajj is undertaken by thousands of Bangladesh's predominantly Muslim population. Biman has been the sole Bangladeshi airline permitted by the government to provide flights for pilgrims to King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah. Every year, the commencement of these flights is inaugurated by high-ranking government officials, including, at times, the Prime Minister.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nation.ittefaq.com/artman/exec/view.cgi/38/23763 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927175928/http://nation.ittefaq.com/artman/exec/view.cgi/38/23763 |archive-date=27 September 2007 |title=Khaleda opens Hajj flights |work=The New Nation |date=11 December 2005 |access-date=30 August 2007}}</ref><ref name="PM opens Hajj flight (updated) [with minor corrections]" /><ref name="Stranded pilgrims fly out of Dhaka" /> In 2002, the government opened the service to private tour operators for the first time.<ref name="Bangladesh tackles pilgrimage fraud" /> The initial private flights were plagued with delays, with both outgoing and return flights postponed for as long as nine days.<ref name="Stranded pilgrims fly out of Dhaka" /><ref name="Bangladesh to rescue stranded pilgrims" /> Biman's handling of Hajj flights has also been beset with troubles. In 2005, the State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism resigned after complaints that he set fares too high.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nation.ittefaq.com/artman/exec/view.cgi/36/23236 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927175320/http://nation.ittefaq.com/artman/exec/view.cgi/36/23236 |archive-date=27 September 2007 |title=Mir Nasir resigns |work=The New Nation |date=17 November 2005 |access-date=30 August 2007}}</ref> In 2006, Biman took the unprecedented step of removing the business–class seats from its dedicated Hajj flights to accommodate more economy-class passengers.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newagebd.com/2006/nov/13/nat.html |title=Biman prepares for smooth hajj flights |work=New Age |date=13 November 2006 |access-date=30 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101000605/http://www.newagebd.com/2006/nov/13/nat.html|archive-date=1 January 2011}}</ref> Procedural irregularities by the Hajj agencies delayed the confirmation of pilgrims' visas, and Biman had to cancel 19 flights owing to lack of sufficient passengers. Once the situation was resolved, Biman was then unable to offer the required number of flights to cope with the backlog of passengers.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newagebd.com/2006/dec/11/nat.html |title=Foreign airlines won't offer extra flights for Hajj pilgrims |work=New Age |date=11 December 2006 |access-date=30 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015154038/http://www.newagebd.com/2006/dec/11/nat.html|archive-date=15 October 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bangladeshnews.com.bd/2006/12/16/hajj-still-uncertain-for-thousands-of-pilgrims/ |title=Hajj still uncertain for thousands of pilgrims |publisher=BangladeshNews.com.bd |date=16 December 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220192858/http://www.bangladeshnews.com.bd/2006/12/16/hajj-still-uncertain-for-thousands-of-pilgrims/ |archive-date=20 February 2012 |access-date=30 August 2007}}</ref>

In June 2007, the caretaker government approved a three-year Hajj policy aiming to alleviate the problems encountered during the previous two years. Hajj flights would also begin leaving from Bangladesh's two other international airports, Shah Amanat International Airport and Osmani International Airport.<ref name="3-yr National Hajj Policy okayed" /> Biman put out a tender for the wet lease of two aircraft for additional Hajj flights and reached an agreement with Phuket Air. However, the deal fell through in August 2007 after Phuket Air demanded advance payment of 30% instead of the previously agreed-to 10%.<ref name="Phuket scraps hajj deal with Biman" /> Ausban Aeronautical Services of Australia was selected next, following a re-tender, to fill the gap left by Phuket Air.<ref>{{cite news |title=Australian pvt airline chosen for hajj trips |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-1649 |work=The Daily Star |date=27 August 2007 |access-date=30 August 2007}}</ref> In 2008, Biman wet-leased a 542-seater Boeing 747-200 from Kabo Air of Nigeria for six months to operate flights to Saudi Arabia and the UAE.<ref name="Biman leases Boeing-747 from Nigeria" /> Another 512-seater Boeing 747-300 was leased from Orient Thai Airlines.<ref name="Biman receives leased aircraft" /> {{As of|2014|6}}, Biman still experienced difficulties in providing their scheduled services, as the carrier gave priority to the transportation of pilgrims to Jeddah during the Hajj season using aircraft that otherwise were flown on its regular flights.<ref name="Biman cuts down flight for Hajj" /><ref name="Biman set to fly into schedule chaos" /> Despite this, the airline reported a profit of almost BDT 1 billion from the 2012 Hajj season, the highest results ever since these services were started in 1973.<ref name="Biman earns Tk billion from Hajj flights" />

===Codeshare agreements=== {{As of|2023|08}}, Biman Bangladesh Airlines had codeshare agreements with the following airlines: * Gulf Air<ref>{{cite news |title=Biman links Gulf Air, Japan Airlines to expand network |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/aviation/biman-links-gulf-air-japan-airlines-expand-network-635810 |access-date=9 August 2023 |work=The Business Standard |date=22 May 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

=== Interline agreements === * Air Canada<ref>{{cite web |title=Air Canada Codeshare Partners |url=https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/book/routes-and-partners/star-alliance-and-other-airline-partners.html |website=www.aircanada.com |access-date=22 April 2020 |archive-date=2 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102033808/https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/book/routes-and-partners/star-alliance-and-other-airline-partners.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * APG Airlines<ref>{{cite web | title=All Partner Airlines | url=https://www.apgiet.com/all-partner-airlines.html }}</ref> * Emirates<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.emirates.com/us/english/travel-partners/ |title=Travel partners |website=Emirates}}</ref> * Hahn Air<ref>{{cite web | title=Partner Carriers | Hahnair | url=https://www.hahnair.com/en/partner-carriers }}</ref> * Kuwait Airways<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kuwaitairways.com/en/information/Pages/ourpartners.aspx|title=Our Partners|website=Kuwait Airways}}</ref> * My Freighter Airlines<ref>{{cite web | title=Biman, My Freighter ink deal to boost cargo connectivity | publisher=The Business Standard |date=28 June 2025 | url=https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/aviation/biman-my-freighter-ink-deal-boost-cargo-connectivity-1175926 }}</ref> * Pakistan International Airlines<ref>{{cite web | title=Pakistan's PIA, Bangladeshi Biman airlines sign cargo deal to augment trade | publisher=Arab News | date=17 November 2025| url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/2622989/pakistan }}</ref>

==Fleet==

===Current fleet=== [[File:S2-AHO Biman Bangladesh Airlines B738 (29135604195).jpg|thumb|Boeing 737-800 of Biman.]] [[File:S2-AFO - Boeing 777-3E9(ER) - Biman Bangladesh Airlines.jpg|alt=|thumb|Biman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 777-300ER departing Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.]] [[File:Biman Bangladesh Airlines, S2-AJS, Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner - EGLF (41646443610).jpg|thumb|Biman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 787-8 at Farnborough Airshow.]] [[File:Biman Bangladesh Airlines, S2-AJX, Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (49597689787).jpg|alt=|thumb|Biman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 787-9 landing at London Heathrow in 2020.]] {{As of|2026|4}}, the Biman Bangladesh Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.biman-airlines.com/fleet|title=Fleet Information|publisher=Biman Bangladesh Airlines|df=dmy-all|access-date=29 July 2025}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; margin:1em auto;" |+'''Biman Bangladesh Airlines Fleet''' |- ! rowspan="2"|Aircraft ! rowspan="2"|In service ! rowspan="2"|Orders ! colspan="4"|Passengers ! rowspan="2"|Notes |- !<abbr title="Business Class">C</abbr> !<abbr title="Premium Economy Class">Y+</abbr> !<abbr title="Economy Class">Y</abbr> !Total |- |Boeing 737-800 |4 |— |12 |— |150 |162 |<ref name="2005Order">{{Cite press release|url=https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2008-06-25-Boeing-Biman-Bangladesh-Announce-737-800-Order|title=BoeingBoeing, Biman Bangladesh Announce 737-800 Order|website=Boeing|date=25 June 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/biman-induct-two-aircraft-replace-ageing-ones-1306504|title=Biman to induct two aircraft to replace ageing ones|work=The Daily Star}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://bdnews24.com/aviation/2019/06/29/biman-adds-another-boeing-737-800-jet-to-its-fleet|title=Biman adds another Boeing 737-800 to its fleet|work=bdnews24.com}}</ref> |- |Boeing 737 MAX 8 |— |4 |colspan="4"|TBA |<ref name="BimanBoeing">{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/aviation/news/biman-signs-tk-37000-crore-boeing-deal-14-new-aircraft-4164881|title=Biman signs Tk 37,000 crore Boeing deal for 14 new aircraft|work=The Daily Star|date=29 July 2025}}</ref> |- |Boeing 777-300ER |4 |— |35 |— |384 |419 |<ref name="2005Order"/> |- |Boeing 787-8 |4 |— |24 |— |247 |271 |<ref name="Bangladesh Airlines takes first Boeing 787" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/orders-and-deliveries/biman-adds-pair-of-9s-to-existing-787-8-fleet/135402.article|title=Biman adds pair of -9s to existing 787-8 fleet|website=FlightGlobal|date=17 November 2019}}</ref> |- |Boeing 787-9 |2 |2<ref name="BimanBoeing" /> |30 |21 |247 |298 |<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2019-11-17-Boeing-Biman-Bangladesh-Airlines-Announce-Order-for-Two-787-9-Dreamliner-Jets|title=Boeing, Biman Bangladesh Airlines Announce Order for Two 787-9 Dreamliner Jets|website=Boeing|date=17 November 2019}}</ref> |- |Boeing 787-10 |— |8 |colspan="4"|TBA |<ref name="BimanBoeing" /> |- |De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 |5 |— |— |— |74 |74 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Your Home In The Sky |url=https://biman-airlines.com/fleet-dash8|access-date=2025-07-20 |website=Biman Bangladesh Airlines |language=en}}</ref> |- !Total !19 !14 ! colspan="4" | ! |}

===Fleet history=== ====1972–2000==== A vintage Douglas Dakota and Douglas DC-3 were the first aircraft in Biman's fleet.<ref name="Biman at height of flight disarray" /> Domestic operations commenced with the acquisition of four Fokker F27 aircraft flying passengers to Chittagong and Sylhet from its base in Dhaka. Shortly afterwards, a Boeing 707, chartered from British Caledonian, joined the airline's fleet, allowing Biman to begin international flights. In 1983, Biman purchased three McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 aircraft from Singapore Airlines to provide services on its long-haul routes.<ref name="Banglapedia0516" /><ref name="Biman at height of flight disarray" /> In a deal worth {{US$|40000000|1989}}, three British Aerospace ATPs were ordered in late 1989.<ref name="Bangladesh ATPs" /> These ATPs entered the fleet in late 1990, coming to replace the Fokker F27s.<ref name="FI1990-8" />

During the mid-1990s, Biman switched its airliner of choice for long-haul routes to the Airbus series of aircraft. In 1995, two PW4000-powered Airbus A310-300s were ordered;<ref name="ordersleases-16890" /><ref name="biman-bangladesh-28309" /> the first of them joined the fleet on 15 June 1996.<ref name="bangladesh-first-13239" /> It nevertheless retained its elderly DC–10 fleet. For over three decades, the DC–10–30s were Biman's sole widebody aircraft and served the airline consistently well, with no noteworthy mechanical problems – in marked contrast to the record of its domestic operations. These were operated with Fokker F28 and BAe ATPs which were routinely out of service because of technical trouble. In one incident, a government minister disembarked a flight and travelled by road when he learned that the aircraft he was on was a BAe ATP.<ref name="Scared minister skips ATP flight, drives to Syedpur" /> In January 2003, Biman leased two Boeing 737-300s which were used on domestic and regional routes for eighteen months.<ref>{{cite news |last=Asif |first=Imran |title=Clipping the wings |work=The Daily Star |date=16 March 2007 |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/03/16/d703161501133.htm |access-date=23 May 2012 |archive-date=28 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528025619/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/03/16/d703161501133.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

McDonnell Douglas DC-10s and Airbus A310-300s made up most of Biman's international fleet, before the delivery of the modern Boeing 777-300ERs started in 2011.{{cn|date=May 2026}} Fokker F28s made up the remainder of the fleet for the domestic and regional sectors, before they were retired in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.airframes.org/fleet/bbc |title=Aircraft Registration History |publisher=AirFrames.org |access-date=29 May 2007}}</ref> Biman's fleet contains the second-to-last Douglas DC–10 to come off the production line (l/n 445), and only three other Airbus A310–300s were produced following Biman's purchase of two new Airbus A310s in 1996.<ref>{{cite news |last=Chowdhury |first=Erfan |date=2 November 2005 |title=Biman's obsolete planes |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/11/02/d51102110182.htm |work=The Daily Star |access-date=12 July 2012 |archive-date=17 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017225546/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/11/02/d51102110182.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The two Fokker F28–4000s were acquired from PBair in 2004 at a cost of $2.91 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thai-aviation.net/Operators+09.htm |title=Air Operators in Thailand |access-date=29 May 2007 |archive-date=13 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080313105932/http://www.thai-aviation.net/Operators+09.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Both of these aircraft were built in 1977, making Biman's latest acquisitions the oldest aircraft in its fleet.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.weeklyholiday.net/270204/aviatour.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403013310/http://www.weeklyholiday.net/270204/aviatour.html |archive-date=3 April 2007 |title=Biman set to purchase two old F–28s |date=27 February 2004 |access-date=29 May 2007}}</ref> The ageing fleet made it difficult for Biman to maintain its flight schedule, as the aircraft suffered from mechanical problems, leading to flight delays and cancellations.<ref name="Biman flight schedule about to crash-land" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://nation.ittefaq.com/artman/publish/article_37383.shtml |title=Biman's 3 flights delayed for 40 hours: Passengers stranded at Shahjalal International without food, shelter |work=The New Nation |date=7 July 2007 |access-date=30 August 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927175940/http://nation.ittefaq.com/artman/publish/article_37383.shtml |archive-date=27 September 2007}}</ref> A number of aircraft remained grounded owing to lack of spare parts as they are no longer manufactured and used parts are difficult to source.<ref name="Replacing age-old fleet must for saving Biman" /> A deal was signed in January 2012 a three-year contract with a German company for the maintenance of their powerplants, for the DC–10s.<ref name="operations-maintenance-0121" /> The airline operates its own ancillary and maintenance facilities at Shahjalal International Airport, where it carries out all maintenance work and C-Checks on DC–10–30s and A310–300s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Corporate Profile |url=http://biman-airlines.com/corporate-profile/ |publisher=Biman Bangladesh Airlines |access-date=24 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121153142/http://biman-airlines.com/corporate-profile/ |archive-date=21 November 2011}}</ref>

====2000s==== In 2000, Biman put out a request for proposal for the acquisition of four wide-bodied aircraft to replace the DC–10s, but both the fleet renewal plans and the airline's expected privatisation were shelved by the government.<ref>{{cite news|title=Biman seeks aircraft proposals |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2000/07/18/67929/biman-seeks-aircraft-proposals.html |work=Flight International |date=18 July 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525015119/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/biman-seeks-aircraft-proposals-67929/ |archive-date=25 May 2013 |access-date=12 July 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> A further attempt was made in 2005 to acquire new aircraft and plans were submitted for the purchase of ten new wide-bodied Airbus and Boeing aircraft at a total cost of $1 billion.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theindependent-bd.com/details.php?nid=35886 |title=Bangladesh Biman plans fleet renewal |work=The Independent (Bangladesh) |date=29 May 2005 |access-date=29 May 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080115185120/http://www.theindependent-bd.com/details.php?nid=35886|archive-date=15 January 2008}}</ref> Boeing arranged to finance the purchase provided a guarantee was given by the Bangladesh government. After bureaucratic delays and a perceived lack of commitment from the government, Boeing lost interest and the plans were cancelled.<ref name="Replacing age-old fleet must for saving Biman" /> A similar attempt to purchase medium-haul aircraft for domestic service was also postponed.<ref name="Biman tender stalled for 8 months by a lobby" /> In March 2007, Biman put out a tender for the dry lease of two Airbus A310-300 and two Airbus A300-600 aircraft for two years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dry Lease of two A310-300 and two A300-600 Aircraft |publisher=Central Procurement Technical Unit |date=21 March 2007 |url=http://www.cptu.gov.bd/ShowDetailTender.aspx?ADId=4568 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003004723/http://www.cptu.gov.bd/ShowDetailTender.aspx?ADId=4568 |archive-date=3 October 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The sole response to the tender came from Star Aviation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=55288 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927213130/http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=55288 |archive-date=27 September 2007 |title=UAE firm lone bidder in Biman tender |work=The News |date=11 May 2007 |access-date=14 May 2007}}</ref>

After Biman became a public limited company, renewed attempts were made to procure new-generation aircraft to replace its ageing fleet. In November 2007, Boeing made an offer to supply Biman with four Boeing 777-200s (with options for two more) to be delivered by 2013 and four Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners (with options for two more) to be delivered by 2017 and provide similar aircraft on lease for the interim period beginning in 2009.{{Citation needed|date=July 2019}} The average price of these aircraft was quoted as {{US$|165}} million.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} Airbus also made an offer to supply four Airbus A320 or Airbus A330 series aircraft at a much lower price than that of Boeing.{{Citation needed|date=June 2014}} To manage the fleet in the short run, Biman again floated a tender in January 2008 to purchase or dry lease with options to purchase two used Airbus A310-300 aircraft.<ref name="Biman to buy 8 aircraft" />

On 10 March 2008, the Biman management unveiled a plan to procure eight next-generation wide-bodied aircraft from Boeing Commercial Airplanes for a total cost of {{US$|1.26}} billion, including four 419-seater Boeing 777-300ER (average price of {{US$|182.9}} million per unit), and four Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners that will seat 294 ({{US$|133.31}} million per unit), to be delivered in 2017.<ref name="Biman to buy 8 aircraft" /> The deal for the acquisition of these eight aircraft was signed with Boeing in April 2008,<ref name="Boeing, Biman Bangladesh Airlines Sign Deal for 777s, 787s" /> and also included a memorandum of understanding for the purchase of two Boeing 737-800s to be delivered in 2015,<ref name="Biman buying 737-800s, also seeking leased 737s and 777s" /><ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=43058 |title=Biman seals deal with Boeing for 10 planes |work=The Daily Star |date=27 June 2008 |access-date=28 September 2013 |archive-date=17 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017225541/http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=43058 |url-status=dead }}</ref> with Biman making an initial instalment of {{US$|1.54}} million.<ref name="Biman to buy 8 Boeing aircraft" /> Of the remaining cost, US-based EXIM bank will finance 85%, while a syndication of local banks will finance the balance.<ref name="Biman signs purchase deal with Boeing" /> In {{MONTHNAME|6}} the same year, Biman placed a firm order for two Boeing 737-800s, and took options for two more aircraft of the type.<ref name="Boeing, Biman Bangladesh Announce 737-800 Order" /> The total order for these ten aircraft was valued at around {{US$|2.5}} billion.<ref name="Biman banks on Boeing" />

====2010s==== [[File:S2-ADK Airbus A310-324 Biman Bangladesh Airlines Landing (8613242898).jpg|thumb|left|A Biman Bangladesh Airlines Airbus A310-300 landing at Shahjalal International Airport in 2012.]] In 2010, Biman leased two Boeing 777-200ERs from EuroAtlantic Airways. These aircraft were used mainly on routes to European destinations to cover the interim period before the delivery of the first two new Boeing 777-300ERs in 2011.<ref name="Other News - 02/04/2010"/> To secure the delivery of these two brand new 777-300ERs the airline used an initial {{US$|277}} million loan granted from JPMorgan Chase.<ref name="Biman banks on Boeing" /><ref name="Biman inks $277m loan with JP Morgan for new aircraft" /><ref name="J.P. Morgan to provide loan facility to Biman Bangladesh Airlines" /> Wearing a new livery, the carrier took delivery of its first Boeing 777-300ER in late October 2011.<ref name="'Palki' joins Biman fleet" /><ref name="The stork takes delivery" /> It was the {{ordinal|300}} 777-300ER delivered by Boeing.<ref name="Aircraft-News-2011-10-31" /><ref name="Boeing delivers 300th 777-300ER to Biman Bangladesh" /> The {{ordinal|301}} ever delivered Boeing 777-300ER also went to Biman.<ref name="2nd Boeing 777 joins the fleet" /> The airline took possession of it in late November 2011.<ref name="Biman Bangladesh receives second Boeing 777" /> The {{ordinal to word|3}} Boeing 777-300ER, named ''Aakash Pradeep'', was handed over to the carrier in February 2014.<ref name="Biman's New Boeing 777-300ER" /> The {{ordinal to word|4}} one, named ''Raanga Pravat'', joined the fleet in March 2014,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/pm-for-making-biman-profitable-17502 |title=PM for making Biman profitable |work=The Daily Star|date=27 March 2014 |access-date=23 June 2014}}</ref> following the government approving a {{US$|356}} million loan, of which {{US$|290}} million will be provided by the Ex-Im Bank and the rest by the Standard Chartered Bank.<ref name="Biman gets $356m to buy two aircraft" />

Biman retired its entire McDonnell Douglas DC-10 fleet on 20 February 2014, by operating a special Dhaka-Birmingham farewell flight with its last DC-10 with a stopover at Kuwait. The carrier also operated nine separate aviation enthusiasts' scenic flights at Birmingham, from 22 to 24 February, flying three flights a day.<ref>{{cite news |title=DC-10 aircraft makes 'historic' final flight from Birmingham |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-26323216 |work=BBC News |date=24 February 2014 |access-date=3 March 2014}}</ref> The aircraft was then offered for sale as scrap in Dhaka.<ref>{{cite news |last=Jahan |first=Md Shah |date=24 February 2014 |title=Last DC-10 returning home as US museum declines to keep it |url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2014/02/24/20311 |work=The Financial Express |access-date=3 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Islam |first=Muhammad Zahidul |date=4 April 2014 |title=Scrap yard now last stop for final DC-10 |url=http://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/apr/04/scrap-yard-now-last-stop-final-dc-10 |work=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=3 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160926195452/http://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/apr/04/scrap-yard-now-last-stop-final-dc-10 |archive-date=26 September 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Airbus A310-300s were withdrawn from service in October 2016.<ref name="Biman to lease two more aircraft" /><ref name="Biman set to sell out two airbus aircraft" />

The carrier leased two Boeing 777-200ER aircraft from EgyptAir in March 2014.<ref name="Second leasehold Boeing joins Biman fleet" /> The airline planned to expand its fleet to 16 aircraft, to allow route expansion.<ref>{{Cite news|title= Biman To Expand Fleet and Network En Route Back to Profits|url= http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ain-air-transport-perspective/2013-10-07/biman-expand-fleet-and-network-en-route-back-profits|date= 7 October 2013|publisher= Aviation International News|access-date= 4 November 2013|archive-date= 11 November 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131111072621/http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ain-air-transport-perspective/2013-10-07/biman-expand-fleet-and-network-en-route-back-profits|url-status= dead}}</ref> With newly leased Dash 8-Q400 aircraft, the carrier resumed domestic flights in full swing to Cox's Bazar, Jessore, Saidpur, Rajshahi and Barisal in April 2015.<ref>{{cite news |title=Biman announces new local routes |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/business/biman-announces-new-local-routes-2923 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=20 February 2015 |access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref> The two aircraft, dry leased from Smart Aviation Company for a period of five years, also operated on regional flights to Kolkata and Yangon.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Biman Bangladesh to resume domestic operations next month|url= http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/35592-biman-bangladesh-to-resume-domestic-operations-next-month|date= 3 March 2015|publisher= ch-aviation |access-date= 8 April 2015}}</ref> Initially it was supposed to resume in November 2013, which Biman failed to as it was unable to find a lessor of aircraft.<ref>{{cite news |title=Biman to launch Dhaka-Yangon direct flight on Dec 9 |url= http://primenews.com.bd/details/18283 |newspaper=Priyo |date=4 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111072511/http://primenews.com.bd/details/18283 |archive-date=11 November 2013 |access-date=4 November 2013}}</ref> thumb|First Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner of Biman in Shah Amanat International Airport, Chittagong en route to Doha. In February 2017, it was announced that the airline would acquire three of their own Dash 8-Q400 which will be used to replace the current aircraft leased from Smart Aviation Company to continue operating domestic and regional flights.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/53555-biman-bangladesh-to-acquire-three-q400s |title=Biman Bangladesh to acquire three Q400s |work=ch-aviation |publisher=ch-aviation.com |access-date=1 May 2017}}</ref> Due to reliability issues with its Boeing 777-200ER aircraft leased from EgyptAir,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/55177-biman-bangladesh-probed-re-lame-b777s-leased-from-egyptair|title=Biman Bangladesh probed re lame B777s leased from EgyptAir|work=ch-aviation|access-date=14 July 2018}}</ref> Biman announced in December 2017 that the aircraft would be returned in March and May 2018, one year ahead of the expiration of the lease.<ref name="endlease" /><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://bdnews24.com/business/2017/12/19/biman-to-return-two-egypt-air-boeing-jets-after-counting-tk-3bn-loss|title=Biman to return two Egypt Air Boeing jets after counting Tk 3bn loss - bdnews24.com|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=14 July 2018}}</ref>

On 19 August 2018, Biman received its first of four Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners and it was named "''Akash Beena''" in Bengali by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, who inaugurated it on 5 September 2018 during an inauguration ceremony before its maiden commercial flight.<ref>{{cite news |title=PM Sheikh Hasina inaugurates Dreamliner Akash Beena |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2018/09/05/pm-sheikh-hasina-inaugurates-dreamliner-akash-beena |work=BdNews24.com |date=5 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906110518/https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2018/09/05/pm-sheikh-hasina-inaugurates-dreamliner-akash-beena |archive-date=6 September 2018 |language=en}}</ref> The Dreamliner has this name inscribed on its side, below the cockpit, written in English on the port side and in Bengali on starboard.<ref>{{cite news |title=Biman enters new era with Akash Beena |url=https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/biman-enters-new-era-with-akashbeena-1536150005 |work=The Financial Express |date=8 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219133214/https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/biman-enters-new-era-with-akashbeena-1536150005 |archive-date=19 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref> On 1 December 2018, the second of four Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners was received, increasing the fleet of Biman to fifteen aircraft, and it was named "''Hangsa Balaka''" in Bengali with BG-2112 as its serial number.<ref>{{cite news |title=Biman's second Dreamliner joins its fleet |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/2018/12/02/biman-s-2nd-dreamliner-joins-its-fleet/ |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=2 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104183740/https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/2018/12/02/biman-s-2nd-dreamliner-joins-its-fleet/ |archive-date=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> The last Boeing 787-8 named "''Raj Hangsha''" joined the fleet on 14 September 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=4th Dreamliner added to Biman fleet |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2019/09/14/4th-dreamliner-rajhangsha-added-to-biman-fleet |work=Dhaka Tribiune |date=14 September 2019}}</ref>

After receiving all four Boeing 787-8, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina showed interest to buy two more Boeing 787-9.<ref name="B787-9" /> As China-based Hainan Airlines cancels its 30 Dreamliner orders, Boeing approaches Biman and the latter agrees to buy two 787-9 at a negotiated price of {{USD}}150 million for each aircraft. Both these aircraft joined the fleet on 21 and 24 December 2019 and these two aircraft are named as ''Sonar Tori'' and ''Awchin Pakhi''.<ref name="787-9 dreamliner" /><ref name="Biman's 787 Achin Pakhi' arrives" />

====2020s==== In January 2020, Biman expressed interest in buying two more Dash-8 Q400NG short-bodied aircraft. This proposal is made to increase the frequency of the flights on domestic and regional routes.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/bangladesh-eyeing-buy-two-more-dash-8q-400-aircrafts-1848550| title=Bangladesh eyeing to buy two more Dash 8Q-400 {{sic|nolink=y|aircrafts}}| work=The Daily Star| date= 2 January 2020| access-date=12 January 2020}}</ref> Besides, discussion is going on for taking four more Boeing 787-9 that was not taken up by Hainan Airlines and later on passed by Vistara.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://livefromalounge.com/2020/01/11/biman-787-9-acquisition/| title=Vistara may have passed over 4 Boeing 787-9s, Biman Bangladesh may pick them up| publisher=livefromalounge.com| date=11 January 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729091515/https://livefromalounge.com/biman-787-9-acquisition/| archive-date=29 July 2020| access-date=12 January 2020}}</ref> Besides, the airlines intended to buy cargo aircraft in future.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/dhaka/2019/12/28/pm-announces-buying-cargo-to-boost-aviation-industry| title=PM announces buying cargo to boost aviation industry| work=Dhaka Tribune| date= 28 December 2019| access-date=12 January 2020}}</ref>

All three Dash-8 Q400NG from the first batch of orders received by March 2021. Another two were ordered and will join the fleet by 2022. The number of Dash-8 aircraft will be six by 2022 (including one from lease). By adding Dash-8 Q400NG, Biman Bangladesh Airlines will stop using Boeing 737-800 planes on domestic routes. So Boeing 737-800 will operate on international routes only. Biman will also use Dash-8 aircraft on some short-range international routes.In May of 2026, Biman signed a deal with Boeing to purchase 14 aircraft at an estimated value of 3.7 billion US Dollars. Of the 14 aircraft, 8 would be Boeing 787-10's, 2 Boeing 787-9's and 4 Boeing 737-8 Max. <ref name="tbs8Mar2020">{{Cite news |date=2020-03-08 |title=Biman to buy two more Dash-8 aircraft |url=https://tbsnews.net/economy/aviation/biman-buy-two-more-dash-8-aircraft-53449 |access-date=2020-08-02 |work=The Business Standard |language=en}}</ref><ref name="3rd dash 8">{{Cite news |date=5 March 2021 |title=3rd Dash-8 aircraft reaches Dhaka |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh/news/3rd-dash-8-aircraft-reaches-dhaka-2055569 |work=The Daily Star}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Biman Buying New Boeing {{sic|nolink=y|Aircrafts}} 2026 {{!}} Biman signs $3.7 billion Boeing deal for 14 new aircraft {{!}} The Daily Star |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/aviation/news/biman-signs-tk-37000-crore-boeing-deal-14-new-aircraft-4164881 |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=www.thedailystar.net |language=en}}</ref>

===Livery=== [[File:Biman Bangladesh Boeing 777-300ER S2-AHM LHR 2014-03-29.png|thumb|left|Boeing 777-300ER "Aakash Pradeep" approaching London Heathrow Airport in 2014, wearing Biman's latest livery.]] In modern Bengali, the word বিমান ''Biman'' refers to "aeroplane", originating from the Sanskrit word ''vimāna'', a name given to a flying machine mentioned in ancient Vedic literature. The logo, painted on the tail, is a stylised white stork (বলাকা ''bôlaka'') inside a red circle. The logo was designed by painter Quamrul Hassan.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/quamrul-hassans-92nd-birth-anniversary/ |title=Quamrul Hassan's 92nd birth anniversary |work=The Daily Star|date=3 December 2013 |access-date=3 December 2013}}</ref> The initial livery was a dark blue line extending across the aircraft along the windows and covering the tail section. This was replaced in the 1980s by dark green and red lines, matching the colours of the Bangladesh flag, and has remained so for over two decades.

thumb|right|A rebranding of Biman in 2010, scrapped after 2 months In 2010, Biman went through a rebranding exercise and unveiled a new logo and livery, designed by Teague, which was applied to its leased Boeing 777 and 737 aircraft.<ref name="Biman gets new livery, aircraft" /> However, following change of government, Biman reverted to the original branding as this livery was not deemed appealing or colour appropriate for Biman or reflecting Bengali culture. The carrier has since adopted a new, more modern and revised version of its livery, that was applied to the new Boeing 777-300ERs, Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners, and all other aircraft delivered or leased from 2011 onwards.

The ''bôlaka'' has also given its name to the Biman headquarters, the ''Balaka Bhaban'' (বলাকা ভবন ''bôlaka bhôban'', Stork Building).<ref name="Biman staff threaten 48-hr strike" /><ref name="Biman strike begins" /><ref name="Sacked workers take protest to Biman HQ" /> A landmark sculpture, named Balaka and depicting storks, is also found in front of Biman's former headquarters, the ''Biman Bhaban'', in the Motijheel Commercial Area of Dhaka.<ref name="FI1986" /> Eminent Bangladeshi sculptor; and mural, terracotta and landscaping artist, Mrinal Haque, designed and built this sculpture.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newagebd.com/2006/sep/10/met.html |title=A unique junkyard sculpture |work=The New Age|date=10 September 2006 |access-date=9 September 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080629083909/http://www.newagebd.com/2006/sep/10/met.html|archive-date=29 June 2008}}</ref>

===Retired fleet=== {{multiple image | align = right | direction = horizontal | total_width = 500 | caption_align = center | header_align = center | header = Biman Bangladesh Airlines former fleet | image1 = Biman Bangladesh Airlines DC-10-30 S2-ACP KUL 2007-4-7.png | caption1 = A McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 lands at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in 2007 | image2 = Fokker F-28-4000 Fellowship, Biman Bangladesh AN2163801.jpg | caption2 = A F28-4000 Fellowship at Bangkok-Don Mueang Airport in 1995. Biman received the first aircraft of this type in 1981.<ref name="FI1981-1045" /> | image3 = Biman Bangladesh Airlines A310-300 S2-ADF LHR 2005-9-24.png | caption3 = An Airbus A310-300 in old livery approaches London Heathrow Airport in 2005 | image4 = Biman Boeing 747-400 UR-SDV-1.jpg | caption4 = A Boeing 747-400 in old livery in 2012 }}

The carrier also formerly operated the following aircraft:<ref name="ATDB" /> {{Div col}} * Airbus A310-300<ref name="Biman to lease two more aircraft" /> * BAe ATP<ref name="FI1990-8" /> * Boeing 707-120B * Boeing 707-320 * Boeing 707-320B * Boeing 707-320C * Boeing 737-300 * Boeing 747-200B * Boeing 747-300 * Boeing 747-300SCD * Boeing 747-400 * Boeing 777-200 * Boeing 777-200ER<ref name="endlease" /> * Douglas DC-6B * Douglas DC-8-40 * Douglas DC-8-50 * Fokker F27-200 * Fokker F27-600 * Fokker F28-4000<ref name="FI1981-1045" /> * McDonnell Douglas DC-10-15 * McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30<ref name="Biman seeks buyer for DC-10 in new disposal tender" /> * McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER * McDonnell Douglas MD-80 {{div col end}}

==Accidents and incidents== {{As of|2019|7}}, Aviation Safety Network records 12 accidents/incidents for Biman Bangladesh Airlines, with two of them leading to fatalities.<ref name="ASN" />

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Date !Location !Aircraft !Registration !class="unsortable"|Aircraft damage !Total on board !Casualties or Fatalities !class="unsortable"|Description !class="unsortable"|Refs |- |align=center|{{dts|format=dmy|1972|10|10}} |Dhaka |align=center|DC-3 |{{unknown}} |align=center|W/O |align=center|5 |align=center|5 |Crashed near Dhaka during a training flight. |align=center|<ref>{{ASN accident|id= 19720210-1|access-date= 9 March 2012}}</ref> |- |align=center|{{dts|format=dmy|1979|11|18}} |{{nowrap|Savar Bazar}} |align=center|F27-200 |align=center|S2-ABG |align=center|W/O |align=center|4 |align=center|0 |Forced to land in a field near Savar Bazar following the flameout of both engines. |align=center|<ref>{{ASN accident|title= S2-ABG|id= 19791118-1|access-date= 18 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title= Airline accidents |url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1979/1979%20-%204557.html |format= PDF |magazine= Flight International |date= 15 December 1979 |page= 1987 |access-date= 24 August 2011 |quote= Four crew were injured when a Bangladesh Biman F.27 crashed during a training flight from Dacca on 18 November. It is reported to have made a forced landing without power.}}</ref> |- |align=center|{{dts|format=dmy|1980|4|3}} |Singapore |align=center|{{nowrap|Boeing 707-320C}} |align=center|S2-ABQ |align=center|W/O |align=center|74 |align=center|0 |Named "The City of Bayezed Bostami", the plane lost power following takeoff from Paya Lebar Airport, reached an altitude of about {{convert|100|ft|m}} and sank back to earth with the landing gear retracted. The aircraft, due to operate an internationally scheduled Singapore–Dhaka passenger service, skidded for about {{convert|2000|ft|m}} before coming to rest. |align=center|<ref>{{ASN accident|title= S2-ABQ|id= 19800403-0|access-date= 9 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title= Flight safety: 1980 reviewed – NON-FATAL ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS: SCHEDULED FLIGHTS |url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1981/1981%20-%200248.html |format= PDF |magazine= Flight International |date= 24 January 1981 |page= 234 |access-date= 25 August 2011}}</ref> |- |align=center|{{dts|format=dmy|1984|8|5}} |Dhaka |align=center|F27-600 |align=center|S2-ABJ |align=center|W/O |align=center|49 |align=center|49 |'''Flight 426''' on approach to Zia International Airport, inbound from Chittagong, fell some {{convert|500|m}} short of the runway, after several missed approaches amid inclement weather.{{#tag:ref|It was also stated that the aircraft crashed beyond the runway.<ref name="FI1985-35" />|group="nb"}} |align=center|<ref name="19840805-1" /><ref name="FI1985-35" /> |- |align=center|{{dts|format=dmy|1997|12|22}} |Sylhet |align=center|F28-4000 |align=center|S2-ACJ |align=center|W/O |align=center|89 |align=center|0 |While on approach to Sylhet from Dhaka as '''Flight 609''', the aircraft made a belly landing in heavy fog on some paddies {{convert|5.6|km}} short of Sylhet Civil Airport. |align=center|<ref>{{ASN accident|id= 19971222-0|title= S2-ACJ|access-date= 27 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Chronology of Biman mishaps |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/10/09/d41009011515.htm |work=The Daily Star |date=9 October 2004 |access-date=27 March 2012 |quote=On 22 December 1997, a Fokker-28 with 89 people aboard crashlanded in Sylhet, leaving 17 people injured. The aircraft landed on its belly in a paddy field, 3 km from the runway, failing to land at Sylhet Airport due to heavy fog. |archive-date=1 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301104620/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/10/09/d41009011515.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title= Airline Safety Review – Non-fatal accidents/incidents: Regional and commuter airlines |url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1998/1998%20-%200176.html|format= PDF|magazine= Flight International |date= 21–27 January 1998 |page= 46 |access-date= 29 August 2011}}</ref> |- |align=center|{{dts|format=dmy|2004|10|8}} |Sylhet |align=center|F28-4000 |align=center|S2-ACH |align=center|W/O |align=center|79 |align=center|0 |Inbound from Dhaka as '''Flight 601''', the aircraft made a long landing at Osmani International Airport in heavy rain and overshot the end of the runway by {{convert|150|ft}}, coming to rest in a {{convert|15|ft}}-deep ditch. |align=center|<ref>{{ASN accident|title= S2-ACH|id= 20041008-0}}</ref><ref name="F-28 crashes in heavy rain" /> |- |align=center|{{dts|format=dmy|2005|7|1}} |Chittagong |align=center|DC-10-30ER |align=center|S2-ADN |align=center|W/O |align=center|216 |align=center|0 |The aircraft, which was operating an internationally scheduled Dubai–Chittagong–Dhaka passenger service as Flight 048, ran off the runway immediately after touchdown at Shah Amanat International Airport in inclement weather; following the collapse of the starboard main undercarriage, the right-side engine separated from the wing and caught fire as the aircraft sank into the mud. Some passengers received injuries while the aircraft was evacuated; there were no fatalities. An inquiry found no failures with the aircraft and placed the blame for the accident on the incompetence of the pilot, who was fired. |align=center|<ref>{{ASN accident|title= S2-ADN|id= 20050701-0}}</ref><ref name="Biman pilot sacked over DC–10 crash" /><ref name="DC-10 mishap closes airport" /> |- |align=center|{{dts|format=dmy|2007|3|12}} |Dubai |align=center|A310-300 |align=center|S2-ADE |align=center|W/O |align=center|236 |align=center|0 |The nose gear collapsed on takeoff run at Dubai International Airport. The aircraft came to rest at the end of the airport's sole active runway, blocking it for more than eight hours. All 236 people aboard survived, a few with minor injuries. The plane was due to operate an internationally scheduled Dubai–Dhaka passenger service. |align=center|<ref>{{ASN accident|title= S2-ADE|id= 20070312-0}}</ref><ref name="Biman brings chaos to Dubai" /><ref name="Pictures: Biman Bangladesh Airbus A310 accident closes Dubai International Airport" /> |- |{{Center|24 February 2019}} |{{Center|Chittagong}} |{{Center|Boeing 737-800}} |{{Center|S2-AHV}} |{{Center|N/A}} |{{Center|142}} |{{Center|0}} |'''Flight 147''', operating a Dhaka-Chittagong-Dubai route, survived an attempted hijacking by a man with a toy pistol. All passengers were safely evacuated upon landing in Chittagong, and the would-be hijacker was shot dead by Bangladeshi special forces after he refused to surrender. |<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2019/02/24/biman-flight-makes-emergency-landing-at-chittagong-airport|title=Biman flight hijack drama at Chittagong airport ends with gunman shot dead|date=24 February 2019|work=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=25 February 2019}}</ref> |- |{{Center|8 May 2019}} |{{Center|Yangon}} |{{Center|Bombardier Dash 8 Q400}} |{{center|S2-AGQ}} |{{Center|N/A}} |{{Center|35}} |{{Center|0}} |'''Flight 060''', operating the Dhaka-Yangon route, skidded off the runway due to heavy rain and strong crosswinds while landing at Yangon Airport in Myanmar during inclement weather. Eighteen people were slightly injured, including a pilot and an air hostess. |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mmtimes.com/news/biman-plane-crashes-yangon-airport.html|title=Biman plane crashes in Yangon airport|work=The Myanmar Times|access-date=11 May 2019|archive-date=9 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509031547/https://www.mmtimes.com/news/biman-plane-crashes-yangon-airport.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Plane Skids Off Wet Runway in Myanmar; Pilot, 3 Others Hurt |url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/05/08/world/asia/ap-as-myanmar-plane.html |work=The New York Times |date=8 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2019/05/10/special-biman-flight-to-return-injured-pilot-cabin-crew| title=Special Biman flight returns with 10 survivors from Yangon| work=Dhaka Tribune|author= Arifur Rahman Rabbi |access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref> |}

==See also== * Transport in Bangladesh

==Footnotes==

===Notes=== <references group="nb"/>

==References== <references> <ref name="Aircraft-News-2011-10-31">{{Cite news|title=Aircraft News |publisher=Air Transport World |date=31 October 2011 |url=http://atwonline.com/aircraft-engines-components/news/aircraft-news-1028-0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616080733/http://atwonline.com/aircraft-engines-components/news/aircraft-news-1028-0 |archive-date=16 June 2012 |access-date=13 August 2012 |quote=Boeing has surpassed 300 deliveries of the 777-300ER aircraft type, with a 21 Oct. delivery to Biman Bangladesh. It is the first direct Boeing order from the carrier. |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="ATDB">{{cite web |title=SubFleets for: Bangladesh Biman Airlines |publisher=AeroTransport Data Bank |date=7 April 2014 |url=http://www.aerotransport.org/php/go.php?query=operator&qstring=Bangladesh+Biman+Airlines&where=46216&luck= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602164434/http://www.aerotransport.org/php/go.php?query=operator&qstring=Bangladesh+Biman+Airlines&where=46216&luck= |archive-date=2 June 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=July 2018}}

<ref name="Bangladesh Airlines takes first Boeing 787">{{cite news |last1=Alan Dron |first1=Alan Dron |title=Bangladesh Airlines takes first Boeing 787 |url=http://atwonline.com/aircraft-orders-deliveries/bangladesh-airlines-takes-first-boeing-787 |publisher=Air Transport World |date=22 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823230159/http://atwonline.com/aircraft-orders-deliveries/bangladesh-airlines-takes-first-boeing-787 |archive-date=23 August 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Bangladesh ATPs">{{cite journal|title= Bangladesh ATPs|journal= Flight International|issn= 0015-3710|date= 20 December 1989 – 2 January 1990|number= 4196|volume= 136|page= 7|url= https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1989/1989%20-%203927.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181014150721/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1989/1989%20-%203927.html|archive-date= 14 October 2018|access-date= 14 October 2018|url-status= live|df= dmy-all}}</ref>

<ref name="Bangladesh Biman hits the buffers">{{Cite news|first=Alastair |last=Lawson |date=16 May 2006 |title=Bangladesh Biman hits the buffers |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4986586.stm |work=BBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017225541/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4986586.stm |archive-date=17 October 2015 |access-date=22 September 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Bangladesh Biman makes profit for 3 yrs in a row">{{cite news|title= Bangladesh Biman makes profit for 3 yrs in a row|newspaper= The Daily Star|date= 20 December 2017|url= https://www.thedailystar.net/country/bangladesh-biman-makes-profit-3-yrs-row-1507885|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181206231217/https://www.thedailystar.net/country/bangladesh-biman-makes-profit-3-yrs-row-1507885|archive-date= 6 December 2018}}</ref>

<ref name="Bangladesh Flight Banned Entry into US Over Safety Issues">{{Cite news|title=Bangladesh Flight Banned Entry into US Over Safety Issues |publisher=Aero-News Network |date=15 May 2006 |url=http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=a95eb145-a031-4e44-99dc-db331419dc68 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729081556/http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=a95eb145-a031-4e44-99dc-db331419dc68 |archive-date=29 July 2012 |access-date=22 September 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Boeing starts $1.3b Biman plane supply">{{cite news |last1=Ahmed |first1=Nizam |title=Boeing starts $1.3 bln Bangladesh plane supply 2011 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/bangladesh-airline-idUSSGE64701H20100508 |work=Reuters |date=8 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105155140/https://www.reuters.com/article/bangladesh-airline-idUSSGE64701H20100508 |archive-date=5 January 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="EU banned airlines">{{cite web |title=Official Journal of the European Union |url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:333:0007:0033:EN:PDF |website=European Aviation Safety Agency |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017225541/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:333:0007:0033:EN:PDF |archive-date=17 October 2015 |language=en |date=4 December 2012}}</ref>

<ref name="Bangladesh off the unsafe list">{{cite news |first1=Shariful |last1=Islam |first2=Sayeda |last2=Akter |date=22 July 2012 |title=Bangladesh off the unsafe list |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-243084 |work=The Daily Star |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203060926/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-243084 |archive-date=3 December 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="Bangladesh tackles pilgrimage fraud">{{cite news|first=Alastair |last=Lawson |date=5 February 2007 |title=Bangladesh tackles pilgrimage fraud |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1802696.stm |work=BBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429194849/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1802696.stm |archive-date=29 April 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Bangladesh to rescue stranded pilgrims">{{cite news|first=Alastair |last=Lawson |date=3 February 2002 |title=Bangladesh to rescue stranded pilgrims |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/1798572.stm |work=BBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429191734/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1798572.stm |archive-date=29 April 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="bangladesh-first-13239">{{cite news |title=Bangladesh first |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/bangladesh-first-13239/ |work=Flightglobal |date=26 June 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623223635/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/bangladesh-first-13239/ |archive-date=23 June 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="BB refuses to be loan guarantor for Biman">{{cite news|title= BB refuses to be loan guarantor for Biman|first= Shariful|last= Islam|newspaper= The Daily Star|date= 3 December 2013|url= http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/bb-refuses-to-be-loan-guarantor-for-biman/|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140628123944/http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/bb-refuses-to-be-loan-guarantor-for-biman/|archive-date= 28 June 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman at height of flight disarray">{{cite news|title= Biman at height of flight disarray|newspaper= The Daily Star|first= Reaz|last= Ahmad|date= 26 November 2005|url= http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/11/26/d5112601011.htm|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181014135421/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/11/26/d5112601011.htm|archive-date= 14 October 2018|access-date= 2 December 2016|url-status= live|df= dmy-all}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman Bangladesh Airlines orders three Q400s">{{cite news |last1=Nensel |first1=Mark |title=Biman Bangladesh Airlines orders three Q400s |url=http://atwonline.com/aircraft-orders-deliveries/biman-bangladesh-airlines-orders-three-q400s |publisher=Air Transport World |date=10 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923155432/http://atwonline.com/aircraft-orders-deliveries/biman-bangladesh-airlines-orders-three-q400s |archive-date=23 September 2018 |access-date=17 September 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman expands Q400 fleet">{{cite news |author1=Staff Reporter |title=Bangladeshi airline expands Q400 fleet with £81m order for Bombardier turboprops |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/northern-ireland/bangladeshi-airline-expands-q400-fleet-with-81m-order-for-bombardier-turboprops-37302214.html |work=Belfast Telegraph |date=11 September 2018}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman Bangladesh receives second Boeing 777">{{cite news |title=Biman Bangladesh receives second Boeing 777 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/biman-bangladesh-receives-second-boeing-777-365137/ |work=Flightglobal |date=22 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623235809/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/biman-bangladesh-receives-second-boeing-777-365137/ |archive-date=23 June 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman Bangladesh to reappoint 'sacked' staff">{{cite news|title=Biman Bangladesh to reappoint 'sacked' staff |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2012/03/04/biman-bangladesh-to-reappoint-sacked-staff |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=4 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429185020/http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2012/03/04/biman-bangladesh-to-reappoint-sacked-staff |archive-date=29 April 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman banks on Boeing">{{cite news |first1=Shariful |last1=Islam |first2=Rashidul |last2=Hasan |date=10 July 2011 |title=Biman banks on Boeing |work=The Daily Star |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-193611}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman boss quits">{{cite news|first1= Suman|last1= Saha|first2= Shariful|last2= Islam|title= Biman boss quits|newspaper= The Daily Star|date= 24 March 2014|url= http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/biman-boss-quits-16973|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140323223237/http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/biman-boss-quits-16973|archive-date= 23 March 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman brings chaos to Dubai">{{cite news|first=John |last=Croft |date=20 March 2007 |title=Biman brings chaos to Dubai |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/biman-brings-chaos-to-dubai-212677/ |work=Flightglobal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525015041/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/biman-brings-chaos-to-dubai-212677/ |archive-date=25 May 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman buying 737-800s, also seeking leased 737s and 777s">{{cite news|first=Leithen |last=Francis |date=25 April 2008 |title=Biman buying 737-800s, also seeking leased 737s and 777s |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/biman-buying-737-800s-also-seeking-leased-737s-and-223263/ |work=Flightglobal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105192633/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/biman-buying-737-800s-also-seeking-leased-737s-and-223263/ |archive-date=5 November 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman bypasses BPC to import fuel direct">{{cite news|title=Biman bypasses BPC to import fuel direct |url=http://bdnews24.com/business/2007/01/30/biman-bypasses-bpc-to-import-fuel-direct |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=30 January 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429184047/http://bdnews24.com/business/2007/01/30/biman-bypasses-bpc-to-import-fuel-direct |archive-date=29 April 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman culls 30,000 chickens to stop deadly disease">{{cite news|last=Haq |first=Naimul |date=20 March 2007 |title=Biman culls 30,000 chickens to stop deadly disease |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2007/03/20/biman-culls-30000-chickens-to-stop-deadly-disease |newspaper=bdnews24.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429190301/http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2007/03/20/biman-culls-30000-chickens-to-stop-deadly-disease |archive-date=29 April 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman cuts down flight for Hajj">{{cite news |first=Ashik |last=Hossain |date=1 June 2014 |title=Biman cuts down flight for Hajj |url=http://bdnews24.com/business/2014/06/01/biman-cuts-down-flight-for-hajj |work=bdnews24.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140624181351/http://bdnews24.com/business/2014/06/01/biman-cuts-down-flight-for-hajj |archive-date= 24 June 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman earns Tk billion from Hajj flights">{{cite news|title=Biman earns Tk billion from Hajj flights |url=http://bdnews24.com/business/2012/12/08/biman-earns-tk-billion-from-hajj-flights |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=8 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429184441/http://bdnews24.com/business/2012/12/08/biman-earns-tk-billion-from-hajj-flights |archive-date=29 April 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman flight catering keeps courting profits">{{cite news |first=M |last=Abdur Rahim |date=8 September 2003 |title=Biman flight catering keeps courting profits |work=The Daily Star |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2003/09/08/d30908050150.htm |access-date=2 December 2016 |archive-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226210741/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2003/09/08/d30908050150.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Biman flight denied landing at Heathrow">{{cite news |title=Biman flight denied landing at Heathrow |work=The Daily Star |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-53133 |date=3 September 2008}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman flight schedule about to crash-land">{{cite news |first=Rashidul |last=Hasan |date=3 August 2007 |title=Biman flight schedule about to crash-land |work=The Daily Star |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/08/03/d7080301138.htm |access-date=2 December 2016 |archive-date=19 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219134512/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/08/03/d7080301138.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Biman forms committee to review worker lay-offs">{{cite news|title=Biman forms committee to review worker lay-offs |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2009/07/25/biman-forms-committee-to-review-worker-lay-offs |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=25 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429183227/http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2009/07/25/biman-forms-committee-to-review-worker-lay-offs |archive-date=29 April 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman gets int'l registration renewed">{{cite news |title=Biman gets int'l registration renewed |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-227362 |work=The Daily Star|date=23 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305061433/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-227362 |archive-date=5 March 2017}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman gets new livery, aircraft">{{cite news|title=Biman gets new livery, aircraft |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2010/02/03/biman-gets-new-livery-aircraft |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=3 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429185016/http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2010/02/03/biman-gets-new-livery-aircraft |archive-date=29 April 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman gets $356m to buy two aircraft">{{cite news |first1=Rejaul Karim |last1=Byron |first2=Shariful |last2=Islam |date=22 January 2014 |title=Biman gets $356m to buy two aircraft |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/biman-gets-356m-to-buy-two-aircraft-7823 |newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman goes PLC">{{cite news|title=Biman goes PLC |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2007/07/23/biman-goes-plc |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=23 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429190728/http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2007/07/23/biman-goes-plc |archive-date=29 April 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman inks $277m loan with JP Morgan for new aircraft">{{Cite news |title= Biman inks $277m loan with JP Morgan for new aircraft |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/biman-inks-277m-loan-with-jp-morgan-for-new-aircraft-360607/ |work=Flightglobal |date=11 August 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140623234914/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/biman-inks-277m-loan-with-jp-morgan-for-new-aircraft-360607/ |archive-date= 23 June 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman launches in-flight magazine Bihanga">{{cite news |title=Biman launches in-flight magazine Bihanga |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/biman-launches-in-flight-magazine-bihanga |work=The Daily Star |date=26 September 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman leases Boeing-747 from Nigeria">{{cite news |first=Rashidul |last=Hasan |title=Biman leases Boeing-747 from Nigeria |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-27013 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=10 March 2008}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman may sue after US FAA bars DC-10">{{cite news|title=Biman may sue after US FAA bars DC-10 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/biman-may-sue-after-us-faa-bars-dc-10-206795/ |work=Flightglobal |date=23 May 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225090441/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/biman-may-sue-after-us-faa-bars-dc-10-206795/ |archive-date=25 December 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman MD John Steele joins office">{{cite news |title=Biman MD John Steele joins office |newspaper=The Financial Express |date=19 March 2013 |url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/index.php?ref=MjBfMDNfMTlfMTNfMl8xXzE2MzcyMw= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602161911/http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/index.php?ref=MjBfMDNfMTlfMTNfMl8xXzE2MzcyMw= |archive-date=2 June 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman pilot sacked over DC–10 crash">{{cite news |first=Rashidul |last=Hasan |date=10 September 2006 |title=Biman pilot sacked over DC–10 crash |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/09/10/d60910012515.htm |work=The Daily Star |access-date=2 December 2016 |archive-date=23 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723201252/https://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/09/10/d60910012515.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Biman receives 40 applications for MD">{{cite news |title=Biman receives 40 applications for MD |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/biman-receives-40-applications-for-md-26131 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=29 May 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman receives leased aircraft">{{cite news|title= Biman receives leased aircraft|url= http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-43697|newspaper=The Daily Star|date= 1 July 2008|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170521153457/http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-43697|archive-date= 21 May 2017}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman resumes ticketing thru' Amadeus">{{cite news|title= Biman resumes ticketing thru' Amadeus|first= Reaz|last= Ahmad|newspaper= The Daily Star|date= 24 January 2006|url= http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/01/24/d60124011410.htm|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170521152944/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/01/24/d60124011410.htm|archive-date= 21 May 2017}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman seeks buyer for DC-10 in new disposal tender">{{cite news|last1= Hashim|first1= Firdaus|title= Biman seeks buyer for DC-10 in new disposal tender|url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/biman-seeks-buyer-for-dc-10-in-new-disposal-tender-400693/|publisher= Flightglobal|date= 24 June 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170520172025/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/biman-seeks-buyer-for-dc-10-in-new-disposal-tender-400693/|archive-date= 20 May 2017|location= Singapore}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman set to fly into schedule chaos">{{cite news|title=Biman set to fly into schedule chaos |url=http://bdnews24.com/business/2012/08/31/biman-set-to-fly-into-schedule-chaos |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=31 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202152243/http://bdnews24.com/business/2012/08/31/biman-set-to-fly-into-schedule-chaos |archive-date=2 February 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman set to sell out two airbus aircraft">{{cite news|title=Biman set to sell out two airbus aircraft |first=Ishtiaq |last=Husain |newspaper=Dhaka Tribune |date=11 October 2016 |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/business/2016/10/11/biman-set-sell-two-airbus-aircraft/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20161116215958/http://www.dhakatribune.com/business/2016/10/11/biman-set-sell-two-airbus-aircraft/ |archive-date=16 November 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman short-lists 1,863 for voluntary retirement">{{cite news|title=Biman short-lists 1,863 for voluntary retirement |url=http://bdnews24.com/business/2007/07/01/biman-short-lists-1863-for-voluntary-retirement |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=1 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429185900/http://bdnews24.com/business/2007/07/01/biman-short-lists-1863-for-voluntary-retirement |archive-date=29 April 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman signs purchase deal with Boeing">{{cite news|title=Biman signs purchase deal with Boeing |url=http://bdnews24.com/business/2008/04/22/biman-signs-purchase-deal-with-boeing |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=22 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429183110/http://bdnews24.com/business/2008/04/22/biman-signs-purchase-deal-with-boeing |archive-date=29 April 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman staff threaten 48-hr strike">{{cite news |title=Biman staff threaten 48-hr strike |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-228984 |work=The Daily Star |date=4 April 2012 |quote=The announcements came at a rally that was held following a sit-in by several hundred agitated officials and employees of the national flag carrier's head office at Balaka Bhaban at Kurmitola from 11:15am to 1:30pm.}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman still dogged by losses">{{cite news|first=Kamran Reza |last=Chowdhury |date=4 January 2011 |title=Biman still dogged by losses |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2011/01/04/biman-still-dogged-by-losses |newspaper=bdnews24.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429183223/http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2011/01/04/biman-still-dogged-by-losses |archive-date=29 April 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman starts journey as public limited company">{{cite news |title=Biman starts journey as public limited company |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/08/01/d70801060178.htm |work=The Daily Star |date=1 August 2007 |access-date=2 December 2016 |archive-date=20 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420015353/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/08/01/d70801060178.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Biman strike begins">{{cite news|first=Ashik |last=Hossain |date=8 January 2013 |title=Biman strike begins |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2013/01/08/biman-strike-begins |newspaper=bdnews24.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113010617/http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2013/01/08/biman-strike-begins |archive-date=13 January 2013 |url-status=dead |quote=Staff from other branches of Biman have also joined in the movement and demonstrations were taking place at its headquarters, Balaka Bhaban.}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman tender stalled for 8 months by a lobby">{{cite news |first=Sharier |last=Khan |date=30 September 2005 |title=Biman tender stalled for 8 months by a lobby |work=The Daily Star |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/09/30/d5093001033.htm |access-date=9 October 2012 |archive-date=17 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017225546/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/09/30/d5093001033.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Biman to buy 8 aircraft">{{cite news |title=Biman to buy 8 aircraft |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-27162 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=11 March 2008}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman to buy 8 Boeing aircraft">{{cite news|title=Biman to buy 8 Boeing aircraft |url=http://bdnews24.com/business/2008/03/10/biman-to-buy-8-boeing-aircraft |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=10 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429185449/http://bdnews24.com/business/2008/03/10/biman-to-buy-8-boeing-aircraft |archive-date=29 April 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman to lease two more aircraft">{{cite news|title= Biman to lease two more aircraft|url= http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2016/10/16/biman-lease-two-aircraft/|newspaper= Dhaka Tribune|date= 16 October 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170520181110/http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2016/10/16/biman-lease-two-aircraft/|archive-date= 20 May 2017}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman to reroute NY flight to halve loss">{{cite news|first1=Reaz |last1=Ahmad |date=5 March 2006 |title=Biman to reroute NY flight to halve loss |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/03/05/d6030501044.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160823101343/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/03/05/d6030501044.htm |archive-date=23 August 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman turns public limited company">{{cite news |first=Rashidul |last=Hasan |date=24 July 2007 |title=Biman turns public limited company |work=The Daily Star |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/07/24/d70724012117.htm |access-date=12 January 2013 |archive-date=23 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131123135722/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/07/24/d70724012117.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="biman-bangladesh-28309">{{cite news|title=Biman Bangladesh |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/biman-bangladesh-28309/ |work=Flightglobal |date=8 February 1995 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623223109/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/biman-bangladesh-28309/ |archive-date=23 June 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman's ground-handling task going to qualified int'l agency">{{cite news |title = Biman's ground-handling task going to qualified int'l agency |first = Jasim |last = Khan |newspaper = The Financial Express |date = 12 January 2013 |url = http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/index.php?ref=MjBfMDFfMTJfMTNfMV8yXzE1NjU3Mw= |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150602161915/http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/index.php?ref=MjBfMDFfMTJfMTNfMV8yXzE1NjU3Mw= |archive-date = 2 June 2015 |url-status = dead |df = dmy}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman's interest to be upheld in ground, cargo handling: MD">{{cite news |title=Biman's interest to be upheld in ground, cargo handling: MD |newspaper=The Financial Express |date=3 July 2013 |url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/index.php?ref=MjBfMDdfMDNfMTNfMV85MF8xNzUxNjQ= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602104708/http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/index.php?ref=MjBfMDdfMDNfMTNfMV85MF8xNzUxNjQ= |archive-date=2 June 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman's New Boeing 777-300ER">{{cite press release|title=Biman's New Boeing 777-300ER |publisher=Biman Bangladesh Airlines |url=http://www.biman-airlines.com/about/news?id=1b5b9341-9ee4-425c-9a9e-ac5670b37237 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219150355/http://www.biman-airlines.com/about/news?id=1b5b9341-9ee4-425c-9a9e-ac5670b37237 |archive-date=19 February 2014}} </ref>

<ref name="Biman's new CEO takes charge">{{cite news|title=Biman's new CEO takes charge |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/bimans-new-ceo-takes-charge-58536 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=6 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118130753/http://www.thedailystar.net/bimans-new-ceo-takes-charge-58536 |archive-date=18 January 2015}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman's remarkable recovery">{{cite news |title=Biman's remarkable recovery |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/bimans-remarkable-recovery |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=2 September 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="Bird flu continues to spread">{{cite news |title=Bird flu continues to spread |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/03/29/d7032901085.htm |work=The Daily Star |date=29 March 2007 |access-date=30 August 2012 |archive-date=17 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017225543/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/03/29/d7032901085.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Boeing delivers 300th 777-300ER to Biman Bangladesh">{{Cite news|title=Boeing delivers 300th 777-300ER to Biman Bangladesh |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-delivers-300th-777-300er-to-biman-bangladesh-363814/ |work=Flightglobal |date=24 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211023247/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-delivers-300th-777-300er-to-biman-bangladesh-363814/ |archive-date=11 December 2011 |url-status=live |quote=Boeing has reached a milestone delivery in its 777-300ER programme, delivering the 300th aircraft to first-time customer Biman Bangladesh on 21 October}}</ref>

<ref name="Boeing, Biman Bangladesh Announce 737-800 Order">{{cite press release|title=Boeing, Biman Bangladesh Announce 737-800 Order |publisher=Boeing |date=25 June 2008 |url=http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2008/q2/080625a_nr.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014113109/http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2008/q2/080625a_nr.html |archive-date=14 October 2012 |access-date=30 August 2012 |quote=Bangladesh national carrier adds two Next-Generation Boeing's 737-800s to recent order for four 777-300ERs and four 787-8 Dreamliners. |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Boeing, Biman Bangladesh Airlines Sign Deal for 777s, 787s">{{cite press release|publisher=Boeing |date=22 April 2008 |title=Boeing, Biman Bangladesh Airlines Sign Deal for 777s, 787s |url=http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2008/q2/080422d_nr.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011161822/http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2008/q2/080422d_nr.html |archive-date=11 October 2012 |access-date=12 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="DC-10 mishap closes airport">{{cite news|title=DC-10 mishap closes airport |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/dc-10-mishap-closes-airport-200256/ |work=Flightglobal |date=12 July 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429183638/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/dc-10-mishap-closes-airport-200256/ |archive-date=29 April 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Does Biman need to offer 50pc discount?">{{cite web|title= Does Biman need to offer 50pc discount?|work= The Bangladesh Monitor|date= 15 July 2013|url= http://www.bangladeshmonitor.net/news_detail.php?nhid=4567&CID=3|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140628125311/http://www.bangladeshmonitor.net/news_detail.php?nhid=4567&CID=3|archive-date= 28 June 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="Draft legislation passed to govern Biman Bangladesh Airlines">{{cite news |title=Draft legislation passed to govern Biman Bangladesh Airlines |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/131973-draft-legislation-passed-to-govern-biman-bangladesh-airlines |publisher=ch-aviation GmbH |date=15 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230916012859/https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/131973-draft-legislation-passed-to-govern-biman-bangladesh-airlines |archive-date=16 September 2023}}</ref>

<ref name="Ex-Biman men form body to float private airline">{{cite news|title= Ex-Biman men form body to float private airline|first= Rashidul|last= Hasan|date= 1 September 2007|work= The Daily Star|url= https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-2158|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220127162059/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-2158|archive-date= 27 January 2022}}</ref>

<ref name="FAA regrets for not allowing Biman flight to land at JFK airport (Updated)">{{cite news|title=FAA regrets for not allowing Biman flight to land at JFK airport (Updated) |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2006/05/15/faa-regrets-for-not-allowing-biman-flight-to-land-at-jfk-airport-updated |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=15 May 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429185024/http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2006/05/15/faa-regrets-for-not-allowing-biman-flight-to-land-at-jfk-airport-updated |archive-date=29 April 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="First foreign CEO for Biman">{{cite news|title=First foreign CEO for Biman |url=http://bdnews24.com/business/2013/03/18/first-foreign-ceo-for-biman |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=18 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130321161910/http://bdnews24.com/business/2013/03/18/first-foreign-ceo-for-biman |archive-date=21 March 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="FFP">{{cite web|title= Biman Loyalty Club|publisher= Biman Bangladesh Airlines|url= https://www.biman-airlines.com/loyaltyclub|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201215191118/https://www.biman-airlines.com/loyaltyclub|archive-date= 15 December 2020}}</ref>

<ref name="FI1972-16">{{cite magazine|title=World airlines – Bangladesh Biman |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%201270.html |magazine=Flight International |volume=101 |number=3296 |date=18 May 1972 |page=16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201130250/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%201270.html |archive-date=1 February 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="FI1972-895">{{cite magazine|title=Airline directory up-dated – 1{{mdash}}Bangladesh Biman |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%201570.html |magazine=Flight International |volume=101 |number=3302 |date=22 June 1972 |page=895 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908142032/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%201570.html |archive-date=8 September 2012 |url-status=live |quote=Bangladesh Biman A recent report from Bangladesh states that the airline no longer operates a DC-3. One DC-6B is currently being operated on lease from Troll-Air for Dacca-Calcutta services.}}</ref>

<ref name="FI1973-446">{{cite magazine|title=World airline survey – Bangladesh Biman |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1973/1973%20-%200748.html |magazine=Flight International |volume=103 |number=3341 |date=22 March 1973 |page=446 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510094313/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1973/1973%20-%200748.html |archive-date=10 May 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="FI1981-1045">{{cite magazine |title=Airliner market |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1981/1981%20-%203129.html |magazine=Flight International |issn=0015-3710 |volume=120 |number=3779 |date=10 October 1981 |page=1045 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625011446/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1981/1981%20-%203129.html |archive-date=25 June 2014 |url-status=live |quote=Bangladesh Biman has taken delivery of its first Fokker F.28-4000, and will receive another in November. The 85-seat aircraft will be used on Dacca-Chittagong domestic flights as well as regional services.}}</ref>

<ref name="FI1990-8">{{cite magazine|title=Biman Bangladesh introduces ATP |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1990/1990%20-%203540.html |magazine=Flight International |issn=0015-3710 |volume=138 |number=4244 |date=28 November – 4 December 1990 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200510/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1990/1990%20-%203540.html |archive-date=29 October 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="FI1986">{{cite magazine|title=World Airline Directory – Bangladesh Biman |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1986/1986%20-%200718.html |magazine=Flight International |date=29 March 1986 |page=58 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510100305/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1986/1986%20-%200718.html |archive-date=10 May 2013 |access-date=9 October 2012 |quote=Head Office: Biman Bhavan, Motijheel Commercial Area, Dacca 2, Bangladesh |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="F-28 crashes in heavy rain">{{cite news|title=F-28 crashes in heavy rain |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/f-28-crashes-in-heavy-rain-189003/ |work=Flightglobal |date=19 October 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429184243/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/f-28-crashes-in-heavy-rain-189003/ |archive-date=29 April 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="J.P. Morgan to provide loan facility to Biman Bangladesh Airlines">{{Cite news |title=J.P. Morgan to provide loan facility to Biman Bangladesh Airlines |first=Jonathan |last=Wong |publisher=FinanceAsia |date=9 August 2011 |url=http://www.financeasia.com/News/266184,jp-morgan-to-provide-loan-facility-to-biman-bangladesh-airlines.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327102643/http://www.financeasia.com/News/266184,jp-morgan-to-provide-loan-facility-to-biman-bangladesh-airlines.aspx |archive-date=27 March 2012 |access-date=12 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Kevin leaves for home after job at Biman">{{cite news|title= Kevin leaves for home after job at Biman|work= The Financial Express|url= http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2014/04/20/29811|date= 20 April 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140624164205/http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2014/04/20/29811|archive-date= 24 June 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="Kuddus takes helm at Biman">{{cite news|title=Kuddus takes helm at Biman |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2008/09/17/kuddus-takes-helm-at-biman |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=17 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016054445/http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2008/09/17/kuddus-takes-helm-at-biman |archive-date=16 October 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="mercator's new and improved RAPID 3.0 to support Biman Bangladesh Airlines' growth">{{cite web |title=mercator's new and improved RAPID 3.0 to support Biman Bangladesh Airlines' growth |work=Emirates Group |date=5 December 2013 |url=http://www.emirates.com/english/about/news/news_detail.aspx?article=1470893&offset=0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703113829/http://www.emirates.com/english/about/news/news_detail.aspx?article=1470893&offset=0 |archive-date=3 July 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="New MD says Biman to be a profitable entity soon">{{cite news |title=New MD says Biman to be a profitable entity soon |newspaper=The Financial Express |date=28 March 2013 |url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/index.php?ref=MjBfMDNfMjhfMTNfMV85MF8xNjQ1NDc= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524201831/http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/index.php?ref=MjBfMDNfMjhfMTNfMV85MF8xNjQ1NDc= |archive-date=24 May 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="operations-maintenance-0121">{{Cite news|title=Operations & Maintenance |publisher=Air Transport World |date=23 January 2012 |url=http://atwonline.com/operations-maintenance/news/operations-maintenance-0121 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316085753/http://atwonline.com/operations-maintenance/news/operations-maintenance-0121 |archive-date=16 March 2012 |access-date=9 October 2012 |quote=MTU Maintenance Hannover was again selected by Biman Bangladesh Airlines to support its GE CF6-50 engines. The three-year agreement covers 12 engines powering the carrier's fleet of DC-10-30s. |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="ordersleases-16890">{{cite news |title=Orders/Leases |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ordersleases-16890/ |work=Flightglobal |date=1 March 1995 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623224241/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ordersleases-16890/ |archive-date=23 June 2014 |url-status=live |quote=Biman Bangladesh Airlines has ordered two A310-300s powered by PW4000 engines. Delivery is scheduled for the second half of 1996.}}</ref>

<ref name="Other News - 02/04/2010">{{Cite news|title= Other News – 02/04/2010|publisher= Air Transport World|date= 5 February 2005|url= http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/news/other-news-02042010-0309-0|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120606152957/http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/news/other-news-02042010-0309-0|archive-date= 6 June 2012|url-status= dead|access-date= 30 August 2012|quote= Biman Bangladesh Airlines took delivery of one 777-200ER and one 737-800 this week and introduced a new logo and livery.}}</ref>

<ref name="Other News - 08/28/2006">{{Cite news|title= Other News – 08/28/2006|publisher= Air Transport World|date= 29 August 2006|url= http://atwonline.com/news/other-news-08282006-0309-0|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120606153016/http://atwonline.com/news/other-news-08282006-0309-0|archive-date= 6 June 2012|url-status= dead|access-date= 22 September 2012}}</ref>

<ref name="Over 2,100 Biman staff want to quit voluntarily">{{cite news |title=Over 2,100 Biman staff want to quit voluntarily |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/06/21/d7062101085.htm |work=The Daily Star |date=21 June 2007 |access-date=12 July 2012 |archive-date=17 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017225546/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/06/21/d7062101085.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Phuket scraps hajj deal with Biman">{{Cite news |title=Phuket scraps hajj deal with Biman |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/08/05/d70805012714.htm |work=The Daily Star |date=2 August 2007 |access-date=9 October 2012 |archive-date=25 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131125122245/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/08/05/d70805012714.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Pictures: Biman Bangladesh Airbus A310 accident closes Dubai International Airport">{{cite news|title= Pictures: Biman Bangladesh Airbus A310 accident closes Dubai International Airport|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-biman-bangladesh-airbus-a310-accident-closes-dubai-international-212510/|publisher= Flightglobal|location= London|date= 12 March 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140911064449/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-biman-bangladesh-airbus-a310-accident-closes-dubai-international-212510/|archive-date= 11 September 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="PM opens Hajj flight (updated) [with minor corrections]">{{cite news|title=PM opens Hajj flight (updated) [with minor corrections] |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2005/12/10/pm-opens-hajj-flight-updated-with-minor-corrections |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=10 December 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429191049/http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2005/12/10/pm-opens-hajj-flight-updated-with-minor-corrections |archive-date=29 April 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Protect our small farmers from bird flu">{{cite news |first=SM |last=Abdur Rahman |date=13 April 2007 |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/04/13/d704131502104.htm |title=Protect our small farmers from bird flu |work=The Daily Star |access-date=30 August 2012 |archive-date=17 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017225543/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/04/13/d704131502104.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Replacing age-old fleet must for saving Biman">{{cite news |first=Rashidul |last=Hasan |date=10 July 2007 |title=Replacing age-old fleet must for saving Biman |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/07/10/d7071001033.htm |work=The Daily Star |access-date=12 July 2012 |archive-date=23 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131123164914/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/07/10/d7071001033.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Sacked workers take protest to Biman HQ">{{cite news|title=Sacked workers take protest to Biman HQ |url=http://bdnews24.com/business/2009/07/19/sacked-workers-take-protest-to-biman-hq |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=19 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429190545/http://bdnews24.com/business/2009/07/19/sacked-workers-take-protest-to-biman-hq |archive-date=29 April 2014 |url-status=dead |quote=Hundreds of former Biman Bangladesh Airlines employees staged a sit-down protest on Sunday in front of Balaka Bhaban, the Biman headquarters, demanding reinstatement of their jobs.}}</ref>

<ref name="Scared minister skips ATP flight, drives to Syedpur">{{cite news |title=Scared minister skips ATP flight, drives to Syedpur |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2003/10/15/d3101501077.htm |work=The Daily Star |agency=UNB |date=15 October 2003 |access-date=9 October 2012 |archive-date=17 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017225546/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2003/10/15/d3101501077.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Second leasehold Boeing joins Biman fleet">{{cite news |title=Second leasehold Boeing joins Biman fleet |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/second-leasehold-boeing-joins-biman-fleet-23170 |work=The Daily Star |date=8 May 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="Shamim Iskander sent to jail">{{cite news|title=Shamim Iskander sent to jail |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/print_news.php?nid=46538 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=20 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527105059/http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/print_news.php?nid=46538 |archive-date=27 May 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="shamim-iskander-sent-to-jail">{{cite news|title=Shamim Iskander sent to jail |publisher=Bangladesh News |date=20 July 2008 |url=http://www.independent-bangladesh.com/200807207736/country/shamim-iskander-sent-to-jail.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527110149/http://www.independent-bangladesh.com/200807207736/country/shamim-iskander-sent-to-jail.html |archive-date=27 May 2014 |url-status=usurped}}</ref>

<ref name="SITA signs 10-year agreement with Biman Bangladesh Airlines">{{Cite press release|title= SITA signs 10-year agreement with Biman Bangladesh Airlines|work= SITA|date= 2 August 2013|url= http://www.sita.aero/content/sita-signs-10-year-agreement-with-biman-bangladesh-airlines|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140703112541/http://www.sita.aero/content/sita-signs-10-year-agreement-with-biman-bangladesh-airlines |archive-date=3 July 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Stick to my plan">{{cite news|title=Stick to my plan |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/stick-to-my-plan-20641 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=19 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140624171801/http://www.thedailystar.net/stick-to-my-plan-20641 |archive-date=24 June 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="Stranded pilgrims fly out of Dhaka">{{cite news|title=Stranded pilgrims fly out of Dhaka |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1805425.stm |work=BBC News |date=7 February 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530123028/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1805425.stm |archive-date=30 May 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="The stork takes delivery">{{cite web|url=http://www.boeing.com/newairplane/777/customerHighlights/biman/ |publisher=Boeing |access-date=13 August 2012 |title=The stork takes delivery |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419053405/http://www.boeing.com/newairplane/777/customerHighlights/biman/ |archive-date=19 April 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="Unlike Biman">{{Cite news|title= Unlike Biman|first1= Inam|last1= Ahmed|first2= Shariful|last2= Islam|date= 23 April 2013|newspaper= The Daily Star|url= http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/unlike-biman/|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140628125457/http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/unlike-biman/|archive-date= 28 June 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="UN staff asked to skip Biman">{{cite news|title= UN staff asked to skip Biman|work= The Daily Star|first= Rashidul|last= Hasan|date= 30 August 2009|url= http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=103627|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140628125653/http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=103627|archive-date= 28 June 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="US Says Biman Landing Ban Was A 'Mistake'">{{Cite news|title=US says Biman landing ban was a mistake |publisher=Aero-News Network |date=17 May 2006 |url=http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=533182a0-627a-4945-91b7-c9cad508cd3b |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729081601/http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=533182a0-627a-4945-91b7-c9cad508cd3b |archive-date=29 July 2012 |access-date=22 September 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Zahed Kuddus new Biman CEO">{{cite news|title= Zahed Kuddus new Biman CEO|newspaper= The Financial Express|date= 17 September 2008|url= http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/more.php?page=detail_news&date=2008-09-17&news_id=45777|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140628125812/http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/old/more.php?page=detail_news&date=2008-09-17&news_id=45777|archive-date= 28 June 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="2nd Boeing 777 joins the fleet">{{cite web|title=2nd Boeing 777 joins the fleet |publisher=Biman Bangladesh Airlines |date=November 2011 |url=http://biman-airlines.com/2011/11/1878/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723215201/http://biman-airlines.com/2011/11/1878/ |archive-date=23 July 2012 |access-date=13 August 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="3-yr National Hajj Policy okayed">{{cite news |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/06/17/d70617011711.htm |title=3-yr National Hajj Policy okayed |work=The Daily Star |agency=UNB |date=17 June 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201215191954/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/06/17/d70617011711.htm |archive-date= 15 December 2020}}</ref>

<ref name="35 Biman staff sent on forced retirement">{{cite news |title=35 Biman staff sent on forced retirement |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/03/28/d70328013326.htm |work=The Daily Star |date=28 March 2007 |access-date=26 May 2014 |archive-date=2 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202184001/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/03/28/d70328013326.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="'Palki' joins Biman fleet">{{cite news|title='Palki' joins Biman fleet |url=http://bdnews24.com/business/2011/10/23/palki-joins-biman-fleet |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=23 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429184309/http://bdnews24.com/business/2011/10/23/palki-joins-biman-fleet |archive-date=29 April 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman report 2018-19">{{cite news |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/economy/article/1610140/|script-title=bn:বিমানকে আবারও রিজার্ভের অর্থ|date=26 August 2019|work=Prothom Alo |language=bn}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman punctuality">{{cite news |author1=Jebun Nesa Alo |title=Biman beats global benchmark in on-time flights |url=https://tbsnews.net/economy/aviation/biman-beats-global-benchmark-time-flights |work=The Business Standard |date=16 December 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200125120703/https://tbsnews.net/economy/aviation/biman-beats-global-benchmark-time-flights |archive-date=25 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="Banglapedia0516">{{cite book |last=Uddin |first=Syed Mohd Saleh |year=2012 |chapter=Biman Bangladesh Airlines Limited |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Biman_Bangladesh_Airlines_Limited |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh}}</ref>

<ref name="Jatree01">The History of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. ''Jatree''. Biman Bangladesh Airlines. January–March 1987.</ref>

<ref name="ASN">{{cite web|url= http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=5131|title= Accident record for Biman Bangladesh Airlines|work= Aviation Safety Network|access-date= 6 November 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="19840805-1">{{ASN accident|title= S2-ABJ|id= 19840805-1|access-date= 9 March 2012}}</ref>

<ref name="Internet in Biman">{{cite news |last1=Moretaza |first1=Tareque |title=Biman offers phone, internet services in new aircraft |url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/post/166753 |work=The Independent |date=17 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013014721/http://www.theindependentbd.com/post/166753 |archive-date=13 October 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman Internet Experience">{{cite news |last1=Basher Anik |first1=Syed Samiul |title=How will Boeing 787 Dreamliner add a unique experience to Biman travel? |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/2018/06/28/how-will-boeing-787-dreamliner-add-a-unique-experience-to-biman-travel-2 |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=30 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013014531/https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/2018/06/28/how-will-boeing-787-dreamliner-add-a-unique-experience-to-biman-travel-2 |archive-date=13 October 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="Network">{{cite web |title=Destination Map |publisher=Biman Bangladesh Airlines |url=http://www.biman-airlines.com/flights/map |access-date=1 December 2013 |archive-date=6 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206073902/http://www.biman-airlines.com/flights/map |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="787-9 dreamliner">{{Cite web |url=https://menafn.com/1099449479/Bangladesh-Biman-receives-two-new-Boeing-787-9-Dreamliners|title=Bangladesh- Biman receives two new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners|date=21 December 2019|language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="B787-9">{{Cite news |url=https://bdnews24.com/aviation/2019/09/18/biman-to-add-two-more-boeing-aircraft-says-hasina |title= Biman to add two more Boeing aircraft, says Hasina |date=18 September 2019|work=bdnews24.com}}</ref>

<ref name="Biman's 787 Achin Pakhi' arrives">{{cite news |title=Biman's 787 'Achin Pakhi' arrives |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/news/bimans-787-achin-pakhi-arrives-1844965 |access-date=25 December 2019 |work=The Daily Star |date=25 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name="endlease">{{Cite news|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/61403-biman-bangladesh-to-terminate-egyptair-b777-lease-deal-early|title=Biman Bangladesh to terminate Egyptair B777 lease deal early|work=ch-aviation|access-date=14 July 2018}}</ref>

<ref name="FI1985-35">{{cite magazine |title= Commercial flight safety: 1984 reviewed – Fatal accidents: scheduled passenger flights |url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%200249.html |magazine= Flight International |date= 26 January 1985 |page= 35}}</ref> </references>

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