The initiative to launch the flag carrier was taken by 2,500 former employees, including ten Boeing 707 commanders and seven other former pilots of Pakistan International Airlines, who submitted a proposal to the government on 31 December 1971 following the independence of Bangladesh.
Inisiatif untuk mendirikan maskapai penerbangan nasional diutarakan oleh 2.500 mantan pekerja, termasuk sepuluh komandan Boeing 707 dan tujuh pilot lain dari Pakistan International Airlines, yang memebrikan proposal kepada pemerintah pada 31 Desember 1971 setelah Kemerdekaan Bangladesh.