Staff Reporter:
The government has decided in principle to offer Probashi Card holders special discounts on Biman Bangladesh Airlines tickets and Balaka Lounge services, along with priority check-in and boarding fa-cilities at airports.
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam, MP, disclosed this yesterday while presiding over a meeting at the ministry’s conference room at the Bangladesh Secretariat on the responsibilities of air-port-related organizations in implementing the Probashi Card initiative.
“We have taken initiatives to ensure all kinds of facilities and benefits for our expatriate brothers. A pol-icy decision has been taken to provide special discounts on Biman Bangladesh Airlines tickets and the use of the Balaka Lounge,” she said.
Afroza said the government is committed to making air travel more convenient and hassle-free for ex-patriate Bangladeshis.
Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury, MP, at the outset of the meeting, outlined various areas of cooperation required from the Civil Aviation and Tourism Minis-try and airport-related organizations for the effective implementation of the Probashi Card.
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Employment for the Asia-Pacific Region Dr Md Shakirul Islam Khan and senior officials of the Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry, the Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry, and their subordinate agencies were present.
