US-Bangla Airlines (BS, Dhaka) has confirmed its plans to acquire twenty-one Boeing aircraft to expand its international network. The move, announced during an event in Dhaka, includes fifteen B737-8s and six B737-800s, with deliveries scheduled over the coming year. The airline has previously said the aircraft will be dry leased. "It reflects our long-term ‌vision ⁠to transform US-Bangla from an airline into a fully integrated global aviation group," declared Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun, managing director of US-Bangla Airlines.

Earlier in July, US-Bangla Airlines said the additional aircraft would support plans to develop Dhaka, Chittagong, and Sylhet as regional hubs. ch-aviation data shows its fleet currently comprises three A330-300s, ten ATR72-600s, and four B737-800s. It also wet leases one A320-200 and one B737-800.