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Biman Bangladesh Airlines is the national airline of Bangladesh. The airline is controlled by a corporate body called "Bangladesh Biman Corporation". Its main base is Zia International Airport, Dhaka. Biman Bangladesh Airlines operates domestic services and international routes to Asia, Europe and the United States. Biman Bangladesh is a member of IATA.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines came into existence on January 04, 1972. The airline initially started its operations with Second World War vintage Dakota, DC-3 that was gifted by Bangladesh Airforce. Biman started its domestic services within one month of its inception. Soon after, Biman acquired one Boeing 707 and four F-27 aircrafts. In 1983, Biman went in for expansion and inducted three DC10-30s. Presently Biman’s fleet consists of six wide-body DC10-30s, four mid-haul Airbus A-310-300s and five F-28s regional jets.
Biman currently serves twenty-six cities of the world across three continents. Most of Biman's destinations are served with either non-stop or one stop service. In India, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, flies to Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata.