Says state minister for aviation on media reports; carrier issues statement

STAFF CORRESPONDENT

Media reports on allegations of irregularities and rules violations in Biman “cannot be completely dismissed”, said State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali yesterday.

“However, they are not entirely true either,” he said while speaking at a seminar on the aviation industry organised by the periodical Bangladesh Monitor at a city hotel.

“We want transparency in this sector so we are going to investigate the allegations made by the media,” he said, adding that he took the reports positively.

Meanwhile, Biman sent a statement warning journalists not to write anything against the carrier without verifying.

“Recently some media have been spreading confusing statements about Biman, which has come under the attention of the authorities,” it read.