Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation

Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation
Formation1972
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Chairman
Saema Shahin Sultana[1]
WebsiteBangladesh Parjatan Corporation

Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC;[2] Bengali: বাংলাদেশ পর্যটন করপোরেশন, lit. 'Bangladesh Tourism Corporation') 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.

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.

The National Hotel and Tourism Training Institute was established in 1974 under the Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation to provide professional training to develop skilled manpower for the hotel and tourism industry.[6]

Functions

The corporation performs following functions:[7]

  • 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.

List of chairmen

List of Chairmen of Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation
No. Name Tenure Start Tenure End Reference
1 Nurul Qader Khan 12 March 1973 28 December 1973 [8]
2 Rafiqullah Choudhury 29 December 1973 20 January 1976 [8]
3 Hedayet Ahmed 21 January 1976 19 January 1977 [8]
4 Lt Col Khandakar Mahbubur Rahman 20 January 1977 7 March 1978 [8]
5 Gr Capt ABM Taher Quddus 8 March 1978 8 December 1980 [8]
6 Kazi Manzoor-e-Mowla 9 December 1980 19 May 1981 [8]
7 Sayed Ahmed Reza Hussain 20 May 1981 30 March 1982 [8]
8 Gr Capt M Shawkatul Islam (Retd) 1 May 1982 3 September 1984 [8]
9 Col Sayed Shahabuddin Ahmed 4 September 1984 7 October 1988 [8]
10 Habibur Rahman 6 November 1988 5 February 1991 [8]
11 Shamsul Islam 6 February 1991 15 October 1991 [8]
12 AMM Nasrullah Khan 16 October 1991 5 June 1992 [8]
13 Bazlur Rahman Choudhury 6 June 1992 21 October 1992 [8]
14 MAR Talukder 22 October 1992 5 February 1993 [8]
15 Col Bazlul Ghani Patwari 12 April 1993 5 December 1993 [8]
16 Maj M Abul Bashar Mia 6 December 1993 28 February 1994 [8]
17 Abdus Samad Bhuyan 1 March 1994 22 October 1995 [8]
18 Dr AKA Mubin 23 October 1995 2 March 1997 [8]
19 Khandaker Rashidul Haque 3 March 1997 10 April 1999 [8]
20 Maj M Abul Bashar Mia 11 April 1999 5 September 1999 [8]
21 Abu Saleh 6 September 1999 31 January 2001 [8]
22 M Abdul Latif Mondal 1 February 2001 5 December 2001 [8]
23 Abdur Razzaque 6 December 2001 28 January 2003 [8]
24 Harunur Rashid Bhuya 29 January 2003 11 December 2003 [8]
25 Dr Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman 1 January 2004 8 March 2005 [8]
26 Dr Mahfuzul Haque 20 March 2005 9 November 2006 [8]
27 Mohammad Wajed Ali Khan 12 November 2006 23 March 2007 [8]
28 Mohammad Hafizur Rahman Bhuya 12 February 2007 4 March 2008 [8]
29 Shafique Al Mehdi 5 March 2008 10 May 2009 [8]
30 Mizanur Rahman 10 May 2009 29 June 2009 [8]
31 Mohammad Hamayet Uddin Talukder 1 July 2009 30 June 2012 [8]
32 Mohammad Ehsanul Haque 8 July 2011 12 September 2012 [8]
33 Mohammad Maqsudul Hasan Khan 23 September 2012 9 August 2014 [8]
34 Dr Aparup Chaudhury 18 August 2014 8 May 2017 [8]
35 Aktharuzzaman Khan Kabir 11 May 2017 21 July 2019 [8]
36 Ram Chandra Das 29 July 2019 14 February 2021 [8]
37 Mohammad Hannan Mia 14 February 2021 Incumbent [8]

References

  1. ^ "Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation gets new chairman". United News of Bangladesh. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  2. ^ "ACC arrests Parjatan corporation official over graft case". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 18 September 2016. [dead link]
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation Order 1972". Ministry of Law, Justice & Parliament Affairs. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Objectives of National Tourism Organization (NTO)". Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation". Banglapedia. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Tourism education in Bangladesh". jagonews24.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Functions of National Tourism Organization (NTO)". Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak "Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation blessed with 37 Chairmen in 48 years". www.bangladeshmonitor.com.bd. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Tourism_Corporation