State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury and Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Saturday welcomed the passengers aboard the world’s longest river cruise MV GangaVilas on its arrival at Mongla port in Bangladesh.
The cruise was flagged off by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi, India on January 13.
It demonstrates the endeavour to boost river cruise tourism between Bangladesh and India, said the Indian High Commission in Dhaka.