Biman Bangladesh Airlines Managing Director and CEO Shafiul Azim said he has taken a plan to turn Biman into a "smart airline" in "Smart Bangladesh" aligning with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's vision.

"We have pledged to make Biman a smart airline in the forthcoming era of 'Smart Bangladesh," he told reporters at a briefing on the eve of the 51st anniversary of the national flag carrier at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on Tuesday, reports BSS. 

The Biman boss said that he had already taken some work plans including the expansion of routes by optimizing the use of its new generation fleet and building skilled human resources at all levels of the airline administration and operational fronts including pilots to realize the goal.  

The main focus of the programme is to ensure good governance, accountability and transparency from the topmost to the lowest level of Biman, he said.

Azim said they are continuously taking guidelines from the top level of the government to achieve the goal.

Biman would operate this year's Hajj flights with its aircraft, he added.

Bd-pratidin English/Golam Rosul