Business Desk :
A Pakistan origin businessman in connivance with a section of derailed officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBA) is trying to take General Sales Agent ship (GSA) in Jeddah of the national flag carrier, sources said.
To this effect, the CEO of Pakistan based Mamas Aviation visited Dhaka secretly. According to the sources, this CEO is a close relative of Lieutenant General Rejwan Akhtar who is the head of a Pakistani intelligence agency.
The sources also informed that this Javed Mansur had convinced the than management and finalised to taken GSA in 201-13, with the interference of Prime Minister that Ilaf Aviation got the license finally.
Mamas and Mosaid, both the organisations run their business with the financial support of a Pakistani intelligence agency, the sources said.
This Mansur about six months before has applied for the GSA but failed to qualify, now trying to take the license in the name of Mamas Aviation.
Seventeen companies have applied for GSA this time, but only Javed Mansur had visited Dhaka on 15th January to pursue, but a detective branch of Bangladesh Police managed to know his presence at Hotel Westin and interrogated him for an hour on 24th January. But sensing the activity of intelligence agency, this Javed has left the country on the next day, according to newspaper.
However, Managing Director of BBA, MA Mosaddik Ahmed expressed his ignorance about the matter. He also confirmed that no persuasion will work in allotting the task of GSA.
Meanwhile, people familiar with the activities in Jeddah said that Mamas Aviation and Mosaid Aviation are the sister concern of a same company and using name of a Saudi citizen, the owner is running the business.
However, GSA is presently operated by Ilaf Aviation where over 6,000 Bangladeshis are employed. If the task goes to other company, then these workers may lose their work and be forced to come back Bangladesh, the sources cautioned.
A Pakistan origin businessman in connivance with a section of derailed officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBA) is trying to take General Sales Agent ship (GSA) in Jeddah of the national flag carrier, sources said.
To this effect, the CEO of Pakistan based Mamas Aviation visited Dhaka secretly. According to the sources, this CEO is a close relative of Lieutenant General Rejwan Akhtar who is the head of a Pakistani intelligence agency.
The sources also informed that this Javed Mansur had convinced the than management and finalised to taken GSA in 201-13, with the interference of Prime Minister that Ilaf Aviation got the license finally.
Mamas and Mosaid, both the organisations run their business with the financial support of a Pakistani intelligence agency, the sources said.
This Mansur about six months before has applied for the GSA but failed to qualify, now trying to take the license in the name of Mamas Aviation.
Seventeen companies have applied for GSA this time, but only Javed Mansur had visited Dhaka on 15th January to pursue, but a detective branch of Bangladesh Police managed to know his presence at Hotel Westin and interrogated him for an hour on 24th January. But sensing the activity of intelligence agency, this Javed has left the country on the next day, according to newspaper.
However, Managing Director of BBA, MA Mosaddik Ahmed expressed his ignorance about the matter. He also confirmed that no persuasion will work in allotting the task of GSA.
Meanwhile, people familiar with the activities in Jeddah said that Mamas Aviation and Mosaid Aviation are the sister concern of a same company and using name of a Saudi citizen, the owner is running the business.
However, GSA is presently operated by Ilaf Aviation where over 6,000 Bangladeshis are employed. If the task goes to other company, then these workers may lose their work and be forced to come back Bangladesh, the sources cautioned.
