Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation

Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC)^[2] (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ পর্যটন করপোরেশন) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Civil Aviation & Tourism of Bangladesh, tasked to promote the tourism industry of the country. It is the National Tourism Organization of the country. Recently Bangladesh Government has formed Tourist Police unit to better protect local and foreign tourists as well as look after the nature and wildlife in the tourist spots.

Establishment

The Board of Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation, was established in the year 1973 consists of a chairman and 3 whole- time Directors. According to the Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation Order 1972, the purpose of the board are^[3]^[4]^[5]

It shall be the function of the corporation to promote and develop tourism, provide facilities, undertake measures and carry out all forms of activities connected with or ancillary to tourism.
To promote tourist undertakings and to control and regulate tourist installations and services.
To organise reception and information facilities in or outside Bangladesh.
To create tourism awareness among the people.
To establish institutes for instruction and training of potential tourism personnel.

Functions

The corporation performs following functions:^[6]

To promote and develop tourism.
To establish tourism infrastructures in Bangladesh.
To provide facilities to undertake measures and carry out all kinds of activities connected with tourism
To acquire, establish, construct, arrange, provide and run hotels, restaurants, rest houses, picnic spots, camping sites, theatres, amusement parks and facilities for water skiing and entertainment.
To establish institutes for instruction and training of potential tourism personnel.

References

^ "Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation gets new chairman". UNB. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
^ "ACC arrests Parjatan corporation official over graft case". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
^ "Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation Order 1972". Ministry of Law, Justice & Parliament Affairs. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
^ "Objectives of National Tourism Organization (NTO)". Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
^ "Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation". Banglapedia. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
^ "Functions of National Tourism Organization (NTO)". Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.

External links

Official website
Tourism in Bangladesh