Demand for Biman flights on Sylhet-Manchester route growing stronger

February 5, 2025

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Sylhet Bureau :

The demand for Biman flights on the Sylhet-Manchester route is growing stronger. The expatriates of Sylhet have warned of announcing strict programs to achieve this demand. In addition, various organisations have united and announced a strict movement to achieve this demand.
At a press conference at the Sylhet Press Club on Tuesday, the leaders of the Bangladesh Welfare Council UK have demanded that Biman flights on the Sylhet-Manchester route be continued.
The organization’s president MA Mukit and general secretary Ashraf Gazi said at the press conference that despite the long-standing demands of the expatriates, no initiative is being taken to upgrade Sylhet’s Osmani Airport to full international standards. Now, an unscrupulous group of Biman has started trying to stop flights on the Sylhet-Manchester route. They protested these activities. They also requested the government to reduce the fare of the London-Sylhet-London flight. The leaders of the Bangladesh Welfare Council UK called on all expatriates to actively participate in utilizing the freedom gained through the anti-discrimination movement. They demanded that at least two expatriate representatives be included in the interim government.
In a written statement at the press conference, the leaders also said that the United Nations has fully supported all the initiatives of the government led by Dr. Yunus on the path to the transition of a new Bangladesh. They also mentioned that they want to be by their side in all the works of this government.
They mentioned that the expatriates had stopped sending remittances in a way, expressing distrust in the autocratic government.
After Hasina’s resignation, the expatriates have started sending money again. Which is currently making an important contribution to the country’s economy. Giving importance to the issue of expatriates, they demanded that all international flights be ensured at Sylhet Osmani International Airport. If other flights besides Biman take off and land in Sylhet, all expatriates will benefit. They will be able to travel comfortably at low fares. They sought immediate intervention from the relevant quarters of the government in these matters.
Present at the press conference were former secretary of the Red Crescent Society Sylhet unit Badruzzaman Selim, community leader Asaduzzaman Ahmed, playwright and community leader Nurul Amin, social worker and politician Md. Abdul Wahid, secretary of the London-Sylhet Friendship Organization Kamal Hasan Jewel, youth organizers Delwar Hossain Mamun, Shahed Ahmed and others also attend the conference.