Dhaka, April 23 -- Bangladesh Securities Exchange Commission (BSEC) has offered Biman Bangladesh Airlines necessary funding to acquire new planes that the latter seeks for further expansion of routes and frequencies.

BSEC has offered to issue foreign bonds to fund Biman Bangladesh Airlines for new plane acquisition, said the former's Chairman Professor Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam to The Bangladesh Monitor on April 23.

To this effect, BSEC has sent proposals to both the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism as well as Biman Bangladesh Airlines, added Professor Shibli.

Earlier, on April 22, Biman's Managing Director and CEO Shafiul Azim informed that the airline eyes to add four new widebody aircraft to its fleet by 2025.

Biman seeks to ex...