Private company

Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation

Logo: Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Statutory board under the Ministry of Civil Aviation & Tourism of Bangladesh

Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC; 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.2 It is headquartered in Dhaka.1 It is part of Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC; 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.2

The story

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

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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1973Founded Founded1