Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- The government has announced plans to purchase 10 Airbus aircraft for Biman Bangladesh Airlines.

Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat made the announcement at a press briefing at the Secretariat on Tuesday.

He said the decision was driven by passenger demand rather than geopolitical pressure.

The order comprises four wide-body Airbus A350-900s and six narrow-body A321neo aircraft.

The government had previously announced an in-principle decision to purchase 10 Airbus aircraft.

The latest announcement comes after Biman agreed to buy 14 Boeing aircraft in April and another 11 in September, taking its planned Boeing purchases to 25.

Millat said the Boeing purchases were also part of plans to expa...