A vessel proprietor in Bangladesh is looking for to run a 10-day cruise from Dhaka to Kolkata.
Md Masum Khan, proprietor of vessel MV Rajarhat C, has utilized with Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) to set sail from Sadarghat on October 10 for Howrah.
For all latest news, follow The My News’s Google News channel. Already over 300 individuals have sought to guide packages of costs starting from Tk 6,000 to Tk 50,000 for the one-way tour, he instructed The My Information, including that any sort of Indian visa would work.
It should take 45 hours to traverse river and coastal routes to achieve Howrah. The vessel will keep there for 3 days permitting vacationers to go round Kolkata, he mentioned.
The vessel may even anchor at totally different locations, permitting travellers to discover various landscapes, villages and rural existence, historic and archaeological websites, and historic temples.
They’ll additionally expertise cultures and cuisines of each nations, he mentioned.
Rivers have an immense cultural and historic significance for each nations, for which this cruise will probably be an enriching expertise, believes Khan.
If this journey may be run efficiently, the cruise will probably be often operated, he mentioned.
An identical cruise has already been run from India, flagged off by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 13 this 12 months.
Operated by Antara Cruises, MV Ganga Vilas travelled round 3,200km by way of 5 states in India and components of Bangladesh over 51 days.
It was below a “Customary Working Process” finalised by the transport ministries of the 2 nations in October 2018 on the motion of vessels alongside designated coastal and inland routes of the 2 neighbours.
The BIWTA is but to approve the cruise, mentioned Commodore Arif Ahmed Mostafa, chairman of the BIWTA.
“We obtain an software…we’ve sufficient time at hand to offer approval,” he famous.
