1. Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation.

http://www.parjatan.gov.bd/toab_member.php?category=96
2. http://toab.org/
Tour operators association of Bangaldesh.
http://toab.org/memberList.html
Toab Members list
3. Bangladesh tourism growth rate
http://www.bangladeshtourism.gov.bd/corporate_info_policy.php
National Tourism Policy
The National Tourism Policy was declared in 1992. Its main objectives are:
To create interest in tourism among the people
To preserve, protect, develop and maintain tourism resources
To take steps for poverty-alleviation through creating employment
To build a positive image of the country abroad
To open up a recognized sector for private capital investment
To arrange entertainment and recreation
To strengthen national solidarity and integrity
In line with the policy, the Government provides incentives to attract private sector partners.
The incentives include tax-holiday, loans, concession rates for taxes and duties and in specific
cases, allotment of land etc.

Development Program
Strategic Master Plan for Tourism
A strategic Master Plan for Tourism Development was prepared by UNDP/ WTO in 1990. It
is being updated by WTO. Besides, the Government has taken steps to establish, Special
Tourist Zones (STZ) at Cox's Bazar, Sundarbans and Kuakata. In the meantime a primary
field survey has been conducted for Kuakata . The Government has taken initiative to exploit
the eco-tourism potential of the country for sustainable tourism development.

Tourist Arrivals
Foreign tourist arrivals in Bangladesh has been showing an upward trend in the recent
years. Total tourist arrival was more than two hundred thousand in 2001. Statistics of the
last five years are presented below:
Year
Tourist Arrivals
Change %
1997
182420
9.97
1998
171961
- 5.73
1999
172781
0.48
2000
199211
15.30
2001
207199
4.01
Financial Performance
NTO has been a self-financed profitable organization since 1983-84 Financial year. The table
below shows the financial performance for the last ten financial years:
Taka in lakh
Year
Total Income
Total Expenditure
Pretax Profit/Loss
1990-1991
5079.70
4852.92
226.78
1991-1992
4254.31
3970.49
283.82
1992-1993
4673.83
4289.36
384.47
1993-1994
4385.17
4005.01
380.16
1994-1995
4859.37
4378.21
481.16
1995-1996
2455.51
2218.84
236.67
1996-1997
3768.76
3538.49
230.27
1997-1998
4541.87
4304.26
237.61
1998-1999
3776.49
3592.59
183.90
1999-2000
3829.00
3528.97
300.03
2000-2001
3388.26
3187.14
201.12
4. Ministry of civil aviation and tourism
http://www.mocat.gov.bd/tourism_statistics.php
Foreign Visitors Arraival by Months (2007)
Sl. Month
Arrival
1. Jan
16,733
2. Feb
17,308
Sl.
Month
Arrival
3. Mar
17,579
1.
Jan
16,382
4. Apr
23,956
2.
Feb
13,473
5. May
20,853
3.
13,659
6. Mar
Jun
27,483
4.
12,261
7. Apr
Jul
32,223
5.
May
20,971
8. Aug
20,614
6. Jun
17,002
7. Jul
25,604
8. Aug
14,244
9. Sep
16,823
10. Oct
17,237
11. Nov
14,734
12. Dec
17,921

Year
2007
2007
Year
2007
2006
2007
2006
2007
2006
2007
2006
2007
2006
2007
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006

Foreign Visitors Arraival by

Months (2006)

Foreign Visitors Arrival by Months (2005)

Sl. Month
Arrival
1. Jan
23,670
2. Feb
25,012
3. Mar
24,262
4. Apr
23,173
5. May
14,959
6. Jun
23,020
7. Jul
26,991
8. Aug
21,938
9. Sep
19,860
10. Oct
21,785
11. Nov
27,208
12. Dec
19,392

Foreign Visitors Arraival by Months (2004)

Sl. Month Arrival Year
1. Jan
23,670
2004
2. Feb
25,012
2004
3. Mar
24,262
2004
4. Apr
23,173
2004
5. May
14,959
2004
6. Jun
23,020
2004
7. Jul
26,991
2004
8. Aug
21,938
2004
Sl. Month
9. Sep
19,860
2004
1. Jan
10. Oct
21,785
2004
2. Feb
11. Nov
27,208
2004
3. Mar
12. Dec
19,392
2004
4. Apr
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Year
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005

Foreign Visitors Arraival by Months (2003)

Arrival
22,193
19,041
16,506
15,299
17,996
21,867
22,957
19,041
17,968
23,498
21,028
27,115

Year
2003
2003
2003
2003
2003
2003
2003
2003
2003
2003
2003
2003