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The government of Bangladesh has set an ambitious target of generating 30 million new job opportunities by the year 2030. [3] In its endeavor to improve labor conditions and expand employment opportunities, the Government of Bangladesh has undertaken significant initiatives to establish a specialized entity known as the "Directorate of Employment."
Biman Bangladesh Airlines, [nb 1] commonly known as Biman (/ b iː m ɑː n / bee-mah-n, Bengali:), [nb 2] is the national flag carrier of Bangladesh. [6] 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 as well as Osmani International Airport in Sylhet.
Bangladesh has seen a total of 12 Bangladeshi private airlines in the past 25 years. [1] US-Bangla is the largest airline in Bangladesh by fleet size while Biman Bangladesh is the national flag carrier.
In February 2023, the Anti-Corruption Commission sued 23 employees of Bangladesh Biman over financial irregularities in the leasing of two Boeing 777-200 from Egyptair resulting in a 1.1 billion BDT loss for Bangladesh Biman. [14] Uddin was arrested after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government on 24 October 2024. [15]
From 1991 to 1994, he was the CEO and managing director of Bangladesh Biman. [5] From 1994 to 2000, he served as secretary in a number of ministries. [4] Chowdhury was the head of the Internal Resources Division and later the National Board of Revenue. [4] In 2000, he served as an adviser in Latifur Rahman's cabinet with the rank of a minister.
In 2021, Bangladesh Air Force requested the Bangladesh Government to earmark around 25,200-crores taka (2.5 billion euro) for 16 Western-origin multirole fighter jets. [83] In order to sign the agreement and for the first installment council, the Bangladesh Air Force requested the allocation of 6,300-crores taka for the 2021-22 financial year. [83]
The Biman Poultry Complex (BPC) is a poultry farming complex located 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Dhaka City, in the Savar district. The complex encompasses 75 acres (300,000 m 2) of land including 5 acres (20,000 m 2) of poultry sheds, a 1-acre (4,000 m 2) residential area, and 69 acres (280,000 m 2) of agricultural land.
On October 24, 2022, Biman started operating a weekly flight from Sylhet non-stop to Jeddah. On November 1, 2022, Biman started operating a weekly flight from Sylhet non-stop to Sharjah. Both these flight originate in Dhaka and follow the same route on the way back the next day. There is also a weekly Biman flight to Dubai from Sylhet.