State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism advocate Mahbub Ali on Saturday said that direct Biman flight on Sylhet-Heathrow route will be launched in April this year.

The state minister disclosed this while speaking as chief guest at the free eye camp programme organised by late Aftab Ali Memorial Trust at Tajpur Kazirgaon of Osmaninagar upazila in Sylhet in the afternoon, said a PID handout.

He said that “Most of the people of Sylhet are residing in various countries including UK, USA and Europe. That’s why we want to attach Bangladeshis with the Biman, the national flag carrier of Bangladesh”. 

Referring to uproot corruption from Biman, the State Minister said that “As per the instruction of the Prime Minister I am trying my level best to uproot corrupts from the Biman and also trying to bring the corrupts under the purview of law”.

“Steps have already been taken against many corrupt staff of the Biman and the process will continue in future too. Legal action will be taken against those who will be found involved with corruption in Biman and none would be spared”.