Biman Bangladesh Airlines has rejected 51,000 piece of hajj kits ordered for the pilgrims by canceling its order just a day before the hajj flight, which began from August 27.
Consequently, Framia Airline Suppliers Ltd, a Chines company, claimed a compensation worth US $230,520 as compensation at a press conference held yesterday in the capital.
Although we were awarded a tender for supplying Hajj kit bags on June 24, Biman management failed to issue its purchase order even by August 25, the day when it asked us for giving delivery of the products, Ricky Li, supply chain director of Framia Airline Suppliers Ltd told the press conference.
“We, however, delivered the first installment of the Hajj kits on August 26, so these could be distributed among the pilgrims at the inaugural Hajj flights,” Li also added.
But at the last moment, Biman declined to accept the Hajj Kits, which contain a prayer mat, a tasbi, a shoe holder, depriving the pilgrims, he alleged.
Framia informed, as it was a tender worth $230,520 and the company is trying to recover the monet from Biman.
In response to a question Ricky Li hinted that his company might go to court if Biman failed to compensate the company.
