Bangladesh Tourism

Shafiul Azim Biman Bangladesh Airlines has embarked on an ambitious plan to expand its fleet and routes, with the goal of improving connectivity, boosting tourism, and elevating Bangladesh’s status as a sought-after international travel destination. Shafiul Azim, the managing director and chief executive officer of the national flag carrier, unveiled his vision for this exciting initiative during an exclusive interview with New Age Business magazine, where Senior Correspondent Shahin Akhter captured the key highlights from their discussion.  Shafiul Azim stated that Biman Bangladesh Airlines is actively working to expand its reach by adding new aircraft to its fleet and exploring...

A two-day’s trip to Jaisalmer, the golden city of India, created a lifetime memory for my family. We were amazed by the vastness of Thar desert and marvelled at the beauty of ancient forts and havelis Md Ahmadul Haque 17 August, 2023, 01:05 pm Last modified: 17 August, 2023, 04:39 pm Camel rides are great way to explore Sam Sand Dunes in Jaisalmer which streaches across the Thar desert. Photo: Md Ahmadul Haque"> Camel rides are great way to explore Sam Sand Dunes in Jaisalmer which streaches across the Thar desert. Photo: Md Ahmadul Haque The morning sun was peeping...

As recent reports and editorials in this newspaper have conveyed, the scale of river erosion in eight northwestern districts, particularly Kurigram and Lalmonirhat, is very alarming. The heart-breaking stories of people losing their homes and hearth, their sources of livelihood, and all their belongings, are all too common in Bangladesh. As a result, close to one million people are internally displaced annually due to river erosion in the country. As a delta country, Bangladesh is largely formed by river deposition, erosion, and redeposition. Major river systems such as the Teesta, Brahmaputra-Jamuna, Padma, and Meghna, together with their larger tributaries, are...

Farhad Chowdhury: Bagalek, the highest altitude freshwater lake in the country. This wonderful tourist center is located in Ruma Upazila of Bandarban. Every year, thousands of tourists flock to see Bagalek, a reservoir of exquisite natural beauty located at a height of 380 meters above sea level. Most tourists come here during winter and monsoon season.Bagalek, where more than 200 tourists used to travel every day, is now devoid of tourists. The scenic and popular tourist center is now under threat from the hill terrorist group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF).The ban on tourist travel was officially lifted on July 12,...

State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Mahbub Ali on Monday said Parki Beach will become the second Cox's Bazar after the implementation of various projects."A number of projects are going on. Bangabandhu Tunnel, built beneath Karnaphuli River, has added a new dimension to the history of Bangladesh's communication sector. Through this tunnel, there will be a great change in the communication system with Parki beach," he said.He said these after inspecting a project, introduced to enhance tourism facilities at Parki beach located in Anwara upazila.The tourism sector of the country is getting world class and overseas tourists would be...

This paper intends to fill the gap of tourist perspective on the issue of emergence of tourism and its effect on indigenous lifestyle in Chittagong hill tracts, a tourism hotspot of Bangladesh. It is needed to create a bridge between indigenous and tourist perspective for understanding the social aspects of tourism as an economic sector. The stand of both indigenous community and tourists are important to create a social dialogue and sustainable social relations among the communities. The enhancement of tourism is connected with the changing lifestyle of the locals economically, environmentally and culturally. In this case, it is important...

Bangladesh attains a good going towards striking free-trade agreements (FTAs) with some countries having significant bilateral trade, as the nation braces for post-graduation loss of market-access preferences, officials said. Among the countries having close trade ties with Bangladesh and approached for free-trade deals are Asian neighbours like Japan, India, and China. The work is advancing as the country is poised to lose tariff facilities in many wealthier countries when Bangladesh sees off the world's poor-nation club in 2026. Under the initiative on stream Bangladesh is about to open negotiations with India for signing a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). On...

The country's merchandise shipments in the first month of the current fiscal year of 2023-24 rebounded with double-digit growth of 15.26 per cent to US $4.59 billion. In July 2022, Bangladesh fetched US$3.98 billion, according to Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data released on Wednesday. The earnings in July'23 also surpassed the target set for the fiscal by 2.50 per cent. According to EPB data, the single month earnings in June'23 were US$5.03 billion or 2.25 per cent higher than the earnings of June 2022. Out of the total US$4.59 billion amount, readymade garment exports fetched US$ 3.95 billion, recording a...

Bangladesh became the 49th merchandise trader in the world last year, according to the latest ranking of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Four years back in 2019, the country’s position was 53rd among the top 100 merchandise traders n the world. While China remained the largest merchandise trader in 2022, significant increases in the world rankings were achieved by Guatemala and Costa Rica, which moved up eight places to 76th and 77th place respectively. “This was mostly due to an increase in Costa Rica’s exports of medical instruments and appliances and in its imports of electrical machinery and equipment,” said...