State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam on Tuesday said US Special Envoy Sergio Gor’s claim that Bangladesh had committed to buying billions of dollars’ worth of additional Boeing aircraft may actually have referred to the country’s existing 14-aircraft agreement.

“His comments regarding the purchase of aircraft from Boeing may have been about the previous agreement,” Shama told journalists at the Foreign Ministry, offering the first public interpretation from Dhaka of remarks that have stirred confusion across Bangladesh’s aviation sector.

Her comments came after Gor, US Special Envoy for South and Central Asian Affairs and Ambassador to India, claimed on X that President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman had struck “another incredible Deal” under which Bangladesh committed to spending “Billions of Dollars” on more Boeing aircraft.

Gor also said Bangladesh would “significantly” increase its initial Boeing order.

The claim immediately raised a key question: Has Bangladesh actually agreed to buy more Boeing aircraft?

So far, officials in Dhaka say there is no evidence of a fresh deal.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines signed an agreement with Boeing in Dhaka on April 30 to purchase 14 aircraft as part of its fleet expansion programme.

The agreement covers eight Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners, two 787-9 Dreamliners and four 737-8 MAX aircraft.

Biman spokesperson Mohiuddin Ahmed told Aviation Express that the national flag carrier had no information about any additional Boeing purchase beyond the publicly announced 14-aircraft agreement.

A Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry spokesperson also confirmed to Aviation Express that no separate aircraft deal had been signed between Dhaka and Washington apart from the April 30 agreement.

The US Embassy in Dhaka has offered no details clarifying Gor’s assertion.

Shama’s remarks now provide a possible explanation for the apparent contradiction: the US envoy may have been referring to the existing Boeing agreement rather than announcing a new purchase.

But Gor’s specific reference to “more Boeing aircraft” and a “significant” increase in the initial order leaves questions unanswered over why the claim was framed as another deal involving billions of dollars.

Until either Washington or Dhaka provides further details, the supposed additional Boeing purchase remains unconfirmed.