Showing respect for the professionalism and skills of women, Biman Bangladesh Airlines authority operated an international flight entirely by women crew for the first time on Friday.
The pilot, cabin crew and even all the ground staff of the flight were women, according to a press release.
The flight, BG-349, on the Dhaka-Dammam route left the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 2:30pm, said the release.
Senior captain Alia Mannan was the pilot in command while Fariha Tabassum was first officer of the the flight, it added.
Following the directive of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Managing Director and CEO Shafiul Azim, this exceptional initiative was taken showing respect to the women employees on International Women’s day. The Biman CEO said that the female officers and employees of Biman Bangladesh Airlines are working equally with the male officers and employees to implement the vision of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to develop Biman Bangladesh Airlines as a smart airline.