Bill placed in parliament to boost revenue from tourism sector

Bangladesh Tourism Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was placed in Parliament today in a bid to make the existing law a time-befitting one for earning more revenue from the tourism sector.
17 January 2022

Guliakhali beach now a reserved tourism zone

Guliakhali Sea Beach, a unique sea beach located in Sitakunda upazila, was declared a reserved area for tourism yesterday.
10 January 2022

Investment, creating jobs: Young Bangladeshis turning to tourism business

Young people in Bangladesh are increasingly joining the country’s largely untapped tourism sector on completion of the tertiary-level education instead of running after government and private jobs.
9 January 2022

No outdoor events in Cox’s Bazar on New Year's Eve

There will be no outdoor event to welcome the new year 2022 in Cox's Bazar.
29 December 2021

Tourism’s share 3.02% in GDP

Tourism’s contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated at 3.02 per cent by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
27 November 2021

Govt to build 11km elevated road over Kishoreganj haors

The government is set to undertake a nearly Tk 3,500-crore project to construct an 11-kilometre elevated road over haors in Kishoreganj to connect the northeastern backwater to the mainland.
22 November 2021

Registration a must for tour operators

The Jatiya Sangsad yesterday passed a bill to make it mandatory for tour operators and guides to get registered.
18 November 2021

Asia tourism reopens with big-spending Chinese stuck at home

Asia’s gradual easing of international travel curbs is proving a welcome relief for the region’s hard-hit tourism operators slowly opening up to visitors from around the world - with one giant exception.
4 November 2021

Tourism stimulus disbursement begins

Bangladesh Bank yesterday started to implement the loan disbursement process for the tourism sector with a view to helping them make a comeback from the business slowdown.
25 October 2021

Kanchenjunga drawing tourists to Tetulia

Tourists from across the country are now flocking to Tetulia upazila in Panchagarh district in hopes of catching a glimpse of the peak of Kanchenjunga, the world’s third highest mountain.
21 October 2021

Moulvibazar gets tourist bus service

The Moulvibazar district administration yesterday launched a bus service to facilitate travel for both domestic and foreign tourists so as to encourage more people to visit the region.
14 October 2021

‘Cox's Bazar being connected to rest of the country by air for tourists’

State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali today said Cox's Bazar is being connected to different parts of the country by air to attract more tourists.
7 October 2021

Switzerland proposes aviation agreement with Bangladesh

Switzerland today proposed to sign an aviation agreement with Bangladesh.
6 October 2021

Vietnam interested in launching flights between Hanoi and Dhaka

Vietnam has expressed interest in launching direct flights between Hanoi and Dhaka to facilitate the travel of tourists and people of the two countries.
5 October 2021

Tourism fair in Dhaka in March

Fortnightly journal The Bangladesh Monitor will organise the 17th edition of its “International Tourism Fair” or Dhaka Travel Mart at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka on March 10-12 next year. 
4 October 2021

JS body recommends casinos, other facilities for foreign tourists

A parliamentary body today recommended setting up different facilities including dedicated casinos for foreign tourists in the country’s tourist spots.
4 October 2021

International tourism fair Dhaka Travel Mart in March next year

The 17th edition of the Dhaka Travel Mart, an international tourism fair, is expected to start at Pan Pacific Sonargaon in Dhaka on March 10 next year.
4 October 2021

Go Zayaan raises $2.5m for expansion

Bangladeshi travel-tech startup Go Zayaan has raised $2.6 million in a seed round led by Wavemaker Partners, one of Southeast Asia’s leading venture capital firms, according to a press release.
30 September 2021

Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation: In the throes of pandemic

Jewel Mia, a temporary employee of Motel Sylhet, has been working for the Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation for the last four years.
26 September 2021

'Introduce on-arrival visas to attract tourists'

State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali today said his ministry has requested the home ministry to introduce on-arrival visas to attract tourists during the post-Coronavirus period.
26 September 2021