Biman Bangladesh Airlines commonly known as Biman is the national flag carrier of Bangladesh. 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. The airline provides international passenger and cargo services to multiple destinations and has air service agreements in 42 countries. 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. Bangladesh's air transport sector,which is experiencing an 8% annual growth rate thanks to a large number of outbound tourists,domestic tourists,and non-resident Bangladeshi travelers,is very competitive with stiff competition among a number of private Bangladeshi airlines as well as Biman.
Japan Air Lines Flight 472 was an aircraft hijacking carried out by the Japanese Red Army (JRA) on 28 September 1977.
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport,,is the main international airport serving Dhaka City,the capital city of Bangladesh,and it is the largest airport in Bangladesh. It is located in Kurmitola,17 km (11 mi) from the city centre,in the northern part of Dhaka. The airport is also used as a base for the Bangladesh Air Force,named BAF Base Bangabandhu. The airport has an area of 802 hectares. The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) operates and maintains the airport. It started operations in 1980,taking over from Tejgaon Airport as the principal international airport of the country. The airport was formerly known as Dacca International Airport and later as Zia International Airport,before being named in honour of Shah Jalal,who is one of the most respected Sufi saints of Bangladesh. The IATA code of the airport "DAC" is derived from "Dacca",which is the previously used spelling for "Dhaka".
Bangladesh has undergone several changes of government since the Proclamation of Independence in 1971. Between the first recorded uprising in August 1975 and the last known attempt in December 2011,Bangladesh has been through as many as 29 military coups.
Shah Amanat International Airport,Chattogram is an international airport serving Bangladesh's southeastern port city of Chittagong. Operated and maintained by the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh,it is the second-largest international airport in Bangladesh after Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka,Bangladesh. It is used by the Bangladesh Air Force as a part of 'BAF Zahurul Haq Base'. It was formerly known as MA Hannan International Airport,named after Awami League politician M. A. Hannan,but was renamed on 2 April 2005 by the Government of Bangladesh,after an 18th-century Islamic saint,Shah Amanat. It is capable of annually handling 1.5 million passengers and 6,000 tonnes of cargo. It also serves as a base for the Arirang Flying School.
Osmani International Airport Sylhet in Sylhet,is the third largest airport in Bangladesh after Dhaka and Chittagong. The airport is operated by the Civil Aviation Authority and is served by Biman Bangladesh Airlines,the national airline,which at one point earned most of its revenue from this airport. Private airlines Novoair and US-Bangla Airlines operate domestic flights to Dhaka.
Singapore Airlines Flight 117 was a Singapore Airlines flight that was hijacked en route by four Pakistani terrorists on 26 March 1991.
Tejgaon Airport is a Bangladesh Air Force military base in Dhaka,Bangladesh. The name of the base is BAF Base Bashar. Bangladesh Army also uses this military base. It served as the country's sole international airport prior to the construction of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) functions as the regulatory body for all aviation related activities in Bangladesh. It is the civil aviation authority operating under the Ministry of Civil Aviation &Tourism. All nine operational airports are operated by the CAAB. A member of International Civil Aviation Organization,it has signed bilateral air transport agreement with 52 states. It is headquartered in Kurmitola,Dhaka.
The history of aviation in Bangladesh began with kites,the traditional heavier-than-air man-made object that is flown by one or more people while staying on the ground. The first recorded manned flight was arranged by the Dhaka Nawab Family in 1882,which resulted in the death of the flyer.
M Khademul Bashar,Bir Uttom was the Chief of Air Staff of the Bangladesh Air Force during 1976. He also held the office of Deputy Chief Martial Law Administrator and was in charge of the Ministry of Petroleum,the Ministry of Food and Civil Aviation and the Department of Tourism.
1977 (MCMLXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar,the 1977th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations,the 977th year of the 2nd millennium,the 77th year of the 20th century,and the 8th year of the 1970s decade.
1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar,the 1971st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations,the 971st year of the 2nd millennium,the 71st year of the 20th century,and the 2nd year of the 1970s decade.
Air Vice Marshal (Retd.) Abdul Karim Khandker,Bir Uttom is a former planning minister of the Government of Bangladesh. He is a retired diplomat and was the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Armed Forces during the Bangladesh Liberation War,He was also the first Chief of Air Staff (Bangladesh),getting the appointment immediately after the independence of Bangladesh in 1972.
Air Marshal (retd.) Muhammad Enamul Bari is a former Bangladesh Air Force officer whose last assignment before retiring was the 13th Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force. He retired on 12 June 2015,after over 30 years of service. He also served as the Chairman of Biman Bangladesh Airlines,the flag carrier of Bangladesh for nearly four years. He was replaced by Sajjadul Hassan as the chairperson of Bangladesh Biman.
Sadik Hasan Rumi is a former Major General of Bangladesh Army who served as Director General of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) from May 2002 to May 2007.
The 1977 Bogra mutiny was a mutiny in Bogra Cantonment,a military station near the city of Bogra in Bangladesh on 30 September 1977.
The 1977 Bangladesh Air Force mutiny was an attempted coup staged on 2 October 1977 by members of Bangladesh Air Force and the Signal Corps of Bangladesh Army. The mutiny was led by Sergeant Afsar Ali Khan of the air force,who was a member of the Communist Party of East Bengal.
Kilo Flight was the code name for the Mukti Bahini combat aviation formation during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. It consisted of one DHC-3 Otter plane and one Alouette III helicopter,both carrying rocket pods and machine guns for launching hit-and-run attacks on Pakistani targets,and one DC-3 Dakota for logistical missions. 9 Bengali pilots and 58 ex PAF personnel formed the unit under the command of Group Captain A. K. Khandker in September 1971. The aircraft were supplied by Indian Authorities and the formation was led by Squadron Leader Sultan Mahmud under the operational control of IAF base Jorhat. The unit started training in October 1971 at Dimapur in Nagaland,and this unit was the first to launch airstrikes on Pakistani targets in East Pakistan on December 4,1971,by attacking oil depots at Narayanganj and Chittagong. In total the unit flew 90 sorties and 40 combat missions between December 4 and 16,1971. After the war,this unit formed the core of the nascent Bangladesh Air Force.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines Flight 147 was a scheduled flight from Shahjalal International Airport,Bangladesh,to Dubai International Airport,United Arab Emirates,via Chittagong. On 24 February 2019,the aircraft operating the flight,a Biman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 737-800,was hijacked 252 kilometres (157 mi) southeast of Dhaka by lone wolf terrorist Polash Ahmed. The crew performed an emergency landing at the Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong where Ahmed was shot dead by Bangladeshi special forces. One flight attendant was shot at during the hijacking,but there were no other reported casualties among the 134 passengers and 14 crew on board.
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