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Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation

autonomous · verified (verified 2026-05-17)

Profile

Head
Saima Shahin Sultana
Role
Chairman
Annual budget
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Staff
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Established
1972
Legal basis
Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation Order, 1972 (President's Order No. 143 of 1972), as amended by the Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022; commenced operations 1 January 1973

BPC posted an operating profit of approximately Tk 22 crore in FY 2024-25, ending a multi-year loss streak, while operating 19 hotel and motel units nationwide including Hotel Shaibal, Motel Labonee, and Motel Upal in Cox's Bazar and Motel Sylhet and Motel Jaflong in the Sylhet division; the corporation is the lead public-sector partner for PPP development on BPC land in Cox's Bazar under the Tourism Mega Plan 2026-2040 (target: 55.7 million arrivals, 21.9 million jobs by 2040); sector-level foreign tourist arrivals stood at approximately 323,000 in 2019 (pre-pandemic; World Bank) and tourism receipts reached an estimated USD 440 million in 2024; persistent structural challenges -- aging infrastructure, low occupancy, research and statistics gaps -- remain the dominant operational risk.

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Provenance & notes

BPC was established by President's Order No. 143 of November 1972, effective 1 January 1973, and is governed by the Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation Order, 1972, as amended by the Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022 (act-1407 on bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd). It is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism. The current Chairman, Saima Shahin Sultana, was appointed by Ministry of Public Administration circular on 18 November 2024, making her the 38th or later chairman in a long succession (37 chairmen in the first 48 years per Bangladesh Monitor). BPC operates 19 hotel and motel units nationwide: in Cox's Bazar -- Hotel Shaibal, Motel Labonee (60 rooms, 15 long abandoned), and Motel Upal (38 rooms, unrenovated since 1972); in the Sylhet division -- Motel Sylhet (Airport Road, Borosola) and Motel Jaflong; plus units in Rajshahi, Rangpur, Benapole, Khulna, Bandarban, Rangamati, Khagrachari, Kuakata, and Dhaka periphery. The FY 2024-25 operating profit of approximately Tk 22 crore is sourced from The Current View's report on the 56th Commercial Conference (January 22, 2026) and is corroborated by TBS reporting on BPC's recovery trajectory. Foreign tourist arrival data: World Bank indicator ST.INT.ARVL for Bangladesh shows 323,000 arrivals in 2019 (latest pre-pandemic confirmed official figure); 2024 arrivals estimated at approximately 655,000 by aggregated secondary sources, with tourism receipts estimated at USD 440 million (13.5% growth over prior year) -- these 2024 figures are from secondary aggregators (tradingeconomics, macrotrends) not yet confirmed by World Bank/UNWTO official release; treat with caution. annual_budget_bdt left null: BPC's government allocation is embedded in the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism's budget line and is not published as a standalone figure in available public sources. staff_count left null: sanctioned post count not found in public sources; BPC has historically been described as overstaffed relative to revenue but exact numbers are not verified.

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