Bangladesh for free movement with India

Kolkata Bureau

Bangladesh wants free movement with India so as to boost its tourism industry, Samena Begum, Joint Secretary (BCS Admin) & Director (Commercial), Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation, informed at the ongoing 72nd Travel & Tourism fare in Kolkata.

“Free movement, which is legal in most of the European countries, if legalised between India and Bangladesh, will boost the tourism in both the countries. Last year around 4 lakh tourists came to Bangladesh, one fourth of which comprised tourists from India. Of the total Indian tourists that go to Bangladesh every year, almost 20% are pure tourists, 50% consists of business community and the rest 30% comprises visiting friends and relatives (VFR),” she said.

Bangladesh tourism is also in talks with governments of Nepal and India to create a Buddhist Tourism path taking together the other Buddhist monasteries of India and Nepal to make a package tour on Buddhist Monasteries for the European tourists. Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) has divided Bangladesh into four tourist zones keeping Dhaka in the middle. These are: North East, South East, North West and South West. There are many attractions for tourists in Bangladesh. These are: Paharpur Buddhist monastery, Sunderban, Cox’ Bazar beach, St. Martin coral island, waterfalls of Sylhet, etc.