Biman Bangladesh Airlines Limited

Biman was founded 4 January 1972 under Presidential Order No. 126 (Bangladesh Biman Ordinance) and converted to a 100%-state-owned public limited company on 23 July 2007 by presidential ordinance under the caretaker government; the Companies Act 1994 governs its corporate form. Current fleet (19 aircraft): 4x Boeing 737-800, 4x Boeing 777-300ER, 4x Boeing 787-8, 2x Boeing 787-9, 5x De Havilland Dash 8. The April 30 Boeing order adds 8x 787-10 (first time Biman orders the largest 787 variant) and 4x 737 MAX 8 (Biman's first MAX order), effectively doubling the Boeing fleet on delivery. Delivery window Oct 2031-Nov 2035 means the airline plans to lease interim aircraft. The Hajj 2026 operation (Apr 18-May 21, 2026) involves Biman plus Saudia and Flynas across 207 combined pre-Hajj departures; Biman carries approximately half the ~78,500 Bangladesh quota pilgrims. Specific '102 Biman Hajj flights' figure cited in the task brief could not be verified against published primary sources as of 2026-05-17; confirmed Biman flight count as of mid-operation was 63 flights (25,046 pilgrims) per Bangladesh Monitor/BSS; the task figure may refer to total planned Biman departures including return legs. staff_count and annual_budget_bdt set to null: no publicly disaggregated figure found in Biman annual reports or government budget documents accessible at this date. MD Kaizer Sohail Ahmed previously served as Air Vice Marshal, Bangladesh Air Force; confirmed by multiple BD outlets citing Ministry of Public Administration notification. head_since reflects Chairman Rumee A Hossain's gazette appointment date of 25 April 2026 per The Daily Star, TBS News, and New Age. Activity evidence hold: removed 3 exact generated refresh event(s) on read. Generated scores, positions, activity actions and verification stamps are unavailable. Retained events and unmatched action text require source review; original raw records are unchanged.