Ali's comments came after sources said the airline was close to a deal to buy 10 Airbus A350 widebody planes, marking its first order with the French planemaker.
It was not clear whether the deal would be finalised in time for the Paris Airshow, which opens on Monday.
"Every country has both Airbus and Boeing in their fleet.
We didn't have an Airbus in our fleet," Ali said, as the airline looks to break its reliance on the U.S. planemaker that typically dominates widebody orders.
The 51-year-old airline has a fleet of more than 20 mostly Boeing planes, over half of which are widebodies, and some Dash-8 turboprops.
Persons:
Mahbub Ali, Ali's, Biman, Ali, Ruma Paul, Tim Hepher, Aditi Shah, Christopher Cushing, Jamie Freed
Organizations:
Bangladesh Airlines, Airbus, Boeing, country's, Reuters, Paris Airshow, Thomson
Locations:
DHAKA, PARIS, Britain, Malaysia, Thailand, Canada, Dhaka, Paris