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Capt Sazid Ahmed
Dhaka : Biman removed Capt Sazid Ahmed from the post of chief of training with immediate effect from March 9. He will act as a line pilot of the Boeing 777-300ER from now onwards.
The decision was made following allegations against Capt Sazid that include misusing power, giving undue privileges to his pilot wife Sadia Ahmed and others, and discriminating against female cockpit crew members.
The move came after the national flag carrier on March 6 formed a three-member investigation committee to look into alleged irregularities in hiring pilots for the Boeing 777-300ER and paying them hefty salaries.
The committee was also asked to investigate the alleged forgery of pilot Sadia Ahmed's HSC certificate.
Biman formed the probe body in response to reports published in the media on March 1 about Biman paying for hiring unqualified Boeing 777 pilots.
In February, 2022, Biman recruited a batch of contractual pilots to fly its Boeing 777-300ERs, claiming that it needed pilots immediately due to a shortage. In 2023, a year later, only five of the batch of 14 pilots, have taken to the air.
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