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website will soon be available in up to eight languages, including
Bangla, as part of an online makeover to better the tourism needs of
domestic and foreign travellers. The website of the state-owned
agency is English-language only at present. It will be available in
Bangla, English and Japanese from November. Five more international
languages will be included in phases, BPC executive officer (IT)
Ehsanul Kabir Bappi told bdnews24. com on Friday. "Besides new
languages we have plans to modernise the website. There will be
attractive video clips along with high resolution photographs on the
country's special tourism attractions." "The site will also contain
web links of private travel companies and special features on local
food," said Kabir. He said they had especially considered private
tour operators in the new web design. "One will be able to get all
information including contact numbers, email addresses of the private
operators on the new site." "We are modernising the website keeping
in mind it should be the first site that people in Bangladesh and
foreign countries browse prior to travel," he said. The new moves
have been taken at the suggestion of civil aviation and tourism
minister GM Kader, he added. BPC is likely to sign an agreement with
private organisation Connectbd Limited this week to implement the
project within three months starting from August, said Kabir. "We
are also discussing some funding of the project with a private mobile
phone operator." The current website is not available on mobile
internet, he said. "One will be able to browse the new site on
mobile phones allowing people to get information from anywhere,"
Kabir said. BPC authorities has also finalised online reservation
systems through credit cards. "We are waiting for government
approval," said Kabir. Reagrding the inclusion of Japanese, before
other world languages, he said: "We get many emails and letters from
Japan every year." "They come to Bangladesh to visit special
Buddhist sites such as Paharpur monastery and temples in the hill
tracts region." BPC is operating its current website through a
Singapore server, Singtel, with support from Bangladesh
Telecommunications Company Limited.
