Biman Bangladesh Approves Purchase of 14 Boeing Aircraft
Reading Time: 4 minutesBiman Bangladesh Airlines has approved in principle the purchase of 14 aircraft from US-based manufacturer Boeing, marking a significant move in the national flag carrier’s fleet expansion and modernisation plans. The decision was taken at Biman’s Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday (30 December), chaired by Aviation and Tourism Adviser Continue Reading
Bangladesh Army to Assume Full Security Control of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Bangladesh Army is set to assume full responsibility for the security of the country’s only nuclear power facility, the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) in Pabna district, amid heightened efforts to strengthen its physical protection system ahead of the plant’s commissioning. According to documents of the Armed Forces Division Continue Reading
Dhaka Irked by German Ambassador’s Trade Threat Over Aircraft Purchase
Reading Time: 2 minutesForeign Affairs Advisor Touhid Hossain has firmly rejected remarks by German Ambassador Rüdiger Lotz, stressing that Bangladesh’s sovereign commercial decisions—particularly regarding aircraft procurement—will not be shaped by foreign pressure and will not jeopardise Dhaka’s trade relations with Europe. His response came after the ambassador suggested that Bangladesh’s decision to reassess Continue Reading
Bangladesh’s Strategic Airfields: Reactivation and Operational Potential
Reading Time: 3 minutesBangladesh’s network of dormant and underutilised airfields represents one of the nation’s most underexploited strategic assets. Many were originally constructed or expanded during the Second World War, when the British and American forces recognised Bengal’s exceptional geographic value: a bridge to Burma, India’s eastern theatre, and China. These airfields facilitated Continue Reading
Maersk’s APM Terminals to Develop and Operate Chattogram’s Laldia Container Terminal for 30 Years Under Landmark PPP Deal
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn a landmark step towards transforming Bangladesh’s maritime and logistics landscape, the interim government has approved a long-term concession agreement with Netherlands-based APM Terminals BV, a subsidiary of Danish shipping giant AP Møller–Maersk A/S, to design, finance, build, and operate the Laldia Container Terminal at Chattogram Port under a Public–Private Continue Reading