# Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation

Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ পর্যটন করপোরেশন) 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. Recently Bangladesh Government has formed Tourist Police unit to better protect local and foreign tourists as well as look after the nature and wildlife in the tourist spots.

## 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
* 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.

## Functions

The corporation performs following functions:
* 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 |
| 1 | Nurul Qader Khan | March 12, 1973 | December 28, 1973 |
| 2 | Rafiqullah Choudhury | December 29, 1973 | January 20, 1976 |
| 3 | Hedayet Ahmed | January 21, 1976 | January 19, 1977 |
| 4 | Lt Col Khandakar Mahbubur Rahman | January 20, 1977 | March 7, 1978 |
| 5 | Gr Capt ABM Taher Quddus | March 8, 1978 | December 8, 1980 |
| 6 | Kazi Manzoor-e-Mowla | December 9, 1980 | May 19, 1981 |
| 7 | Sayed Ahmed Reza Hussain | May 20, 1981 | March 30, 1982 |
| 8 | Gr Capt M Shawkatul Islam (Retd) | May 1, 1982 | September 3, 1984 |
| 9 | Col Sayed Shahabuddin Ahmed | September 4, 1984 | October 7, 1988 |
| 10 | Habibur Rahman | November 6, 1988 | February 5, 1991 |
| 11 | Shamsul Islam | February 6, 1991 | October 15, 1991 |
| 12 | AMM Nasrullah Khan | October 16, 1991 | June 5, 1992 |
| 13 | Bazlur Rahman Choudhury | June 6, 1992 | October 21, 1992 |
| 14 | MAR Talukder | October 22, 1992 | February 5, 1993 |
| 15 | Col Bazlul Ghani Patwari | April 12, 1993 | December 5, 1993 |
| 16 | Maj M Abul Bashar Mia | December 6, 1993 | February 28, 1994 |
| 17 | Abdus Samad Bhuyan | March 1, 1994 | October 22, 1995 |
| 18 | Dr AKA Mubin | October 23, 1995 | March 2, 1997 |
| 19 | Khandaker Rashidul Haque | March 3, 1997 | April 10, 1999 |
| 20 | Maj M Abul Bashar Mia | April 11, 1999 | September 5, 1999 |
| 21 | Abu Saleh | September 6, 1999 | January 31, 2001 |
| 22 | M Abdul Latif Mondal | February 1, 2001 | December 5, 2001 |
| 23 | Abdur Razzaque | December 6, 2001 | January 28, 2003 |
| 24 | Harunur Rashid Bhuya | January 29, 2003 | December 11, 2003 |
| 25 | Dr Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman | January 1, 2004 | March 8, 2005 |
| 26 | Dr Mahfuzul Haque | March 20, 2005 | November 9, 2006 |
| 27 | Mohammad Wajed Ali Khan | November 12, 2006 | March 23, 2007 |
| 28 | Mohammad Hafizur Rahman Bhuya | February 12, 2007 | March 4, 2008 |
| 29 | Shafique Al Mehdi | March 5, 2008 | May 10, 2009 |
| 30 | Mizanur Rahman | May 10, 2009 | June 29, 2009 |
| 31 | Mohammad Hamayet Uddin Talukder | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2012 |
| 32 | Mohammad Ehsanul Haque | July 8, 2011 | September 12, 2012 |
| 33 | Mohammad Maqsudul Hasan Khan | September 23, 2012 | August 9, 2014 |
| 34 | Dr Aparup Chaudhury | August 18, 2014 | May 8, 2017 |
| 35 | Aktharuzzaman Khan Kabir | May 11, 2017 | July 21, 2019 |
| 36 | Ram Chandra Das | July 29, 2019 | February 14, 2021 |
| 37 | Mohammad Hannan Mia | February 14, 2021 | Incumbent |