It all started some 42 years ago, when the free people of our newly liberated country had, perhaps, looked up into the skies and imagined a dreamboat of their own which could fly them to faraway places. The hopes and aspirations of the peoples of Bangladesh gave birth to Biman—the wings that would carry them beyond the sunset. The dream came true on January 4 1972. The beautiful airline was born with a unique birthmark—the only one born without any aircraft or ancillary.