Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- After much deliberation over whether to buy aircraft from Europe or the United States, the board of Biman Bangladesh Airlines has decided to purchase 14 Boeing planes.

The decision was taken "in principle" at a meeting of the airline's board on Tuesday, according to Biman's General Manager for Public Relations Boshra Islam.

For nearly two years, there had been uncertainty over whether Bangladesh's national carrier would buy aircraft from European manufacturer Airbus or from the US-based Boeing.

Under the previous Awami League government, a policy decision had been announced to purchase 10 Airbus aircraft. But following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in a mass uprising, and amid pressure linked to US President...