THE Bangladesh Tourism Board (BTB) is mulling the launch of a cruise service with fellow South Asian country Sri Lanka to boost regional tourism.
A memorandum of understanding on tourism between the two countries has been drafted and is expected to be signed soon, India’s The Business Standard has reported.
BTB Chief Executive Officer Jabed Ahmed said similar MOUs had been agreed to with a number of countries.
“One of the provisions in the agreement would be to start a cruise line as part of the blue economy,” he explained.
“We may include India in the cruise line considering the business viability.”
Bangladeshi tour operator Journey Plus arranged the first ever trip by an international cruise ship in Bangladesh in 2017, and then again in 2019.
Journey Plus had for several years tried to bring Silversea to the region, to open new routes including Bangladesh.