Biman board reconstituted, Rumee A Hossain appointed new chairman

The board of directors of Biman Bangladesh Airlines has been reconstituted. Rumee A Hossain, sponsor director and chairman of the Board Executive Committee of Bank Asia PLC, has been appointed as the new chairman .

The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism issued a notification regarding the reconstitution from its Biman-1 branch on Saturday, April 25 . According to the notification signed by Senior Assistant Secretary Mosammat Shakila Parvin, the new board has been formed under the relevant provisions of the Companies Act 1994 and Biman's Articles of Association .

The 13-member board includes Finance Division Secretary Dr Md Khairuzzaman Majumder, Civil Aviation and Tourism Secretary Fahmida Akhter, Assistant Chief of Air Staff Air Vice Marshal Javed Tanveer Khan, and Engineer-in-Chief of the Bangladesh Army Major General Md Hasan Uz Zaman.

Other members are Supreme Court lawyer Barrister Nasir Uddin Ahmed Asim, Policy Exchange Bangladesh Chairman and CEO M Masrur Reaz, United Commercial Bank Chairman Sharif Zahir, DBL Group Vice Chairman Mohammad Abdur Rahim, Index Companies' Additional Managing Director Md Mamunur Rashid, Head of Chambers at Chowdhury and Friends Barrister Khairul Alam Chowdhury, Dhaka University Marketing Department Professor Abu Naser Ahmed Ishtiaque, and ex-officio member Biman Bangladesh Airlines Managing Director and CEO Kaiser Sohel Ahmed .

The chairman's post had remained vacant for a significant period following the resignation of previous chairman Sheikh Bashir Uddin . Officials expect the reconstituted board to strengthen corporate governance and support the national carrier's efforts to improve operational efficiency, expand its fleet, and enhance the overall quality of service .