The carrier, headquartered in London, was wholly owned by R B Airline UK Ltd.[2] Royal Bengal Airlines was founded by members of Britain's Bangladeshi businessmen in June 2006 and officially launched to the public in November 2006.

[3] It was the first airline to be owned and run by British-born Bangladeshis from the Sylhet region of Bangladesh and planned to operate long haul routes between the United Kingdom and Bangladesh with stopovers in the Middle East.

The airline was founded on the basis of providing direct flights to Osmani International Airport in Sylhet from the United Kingdom.

[citation needed] By June 2007, the airline had raised GBP£5.5 million of investment from local businesses and stock brokers and had purchased two Dash 8-100 aircraft.

[7] The airline officially launched commercial operations on 31 January 2008, however it shut down the year after.