SANGSAD BHABAN, June 29, 2019 (BSS) – State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md
Mahbub Ali today told the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) that it would be possible to start Biman flights on
Dhaka-New York route by the end of this year.
“Work is under way to upgrade the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) to
category-1. There is a plan to operate Biman flights on Dhaka-New York route after upgradation
of the CAAB to category-1 by the end of this year,” he said.
The state minister was replying to a tabled question from treasury bench lawmaker Mahmud Us
Samad Chowdhury in the House.