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The Bangladesh Tourism Board (BTB) has honoured 16 individuals, organisations and initiatives with the Bangladesh Tourism Award 2026 for their contributions to sustainable tourism, hospitality, innovation and entrepreneurship.
The awards recognise contributions to service quality, digital promotion, community participation, heritage conservation and other areas of the tourism sector, the BTB said.
InterContinental Dhaka won the award for Best Five-Star Hotel, while Hotel Agrabad and HANSA Hotel were named Best Four-Star Hotel and Best Three-Star Hotel respectively.
Bengal Tours Limited received the Best Inbound Tour Operator award, while ShareTrip Ltd won Best Domestic Tour Operator. Charubala Homestay and Tours was named Best Homestay and Fantasy Kingdom Complex won Best Amusement Park.
Shakawath’s Six Control Point for Food Cost Optimisation received the Best Sustainable Tourism Initiative award.
Mahadi Hasan, chief executive officer of Bangladesh Eco Adventure, was named Best Young Tourism Entrepreneur, while Nurani Sharmin Afroz won Best Women Tourism Entrepreneur.
BD Tickets received the Best Tourism Technology Initiative award. Savor International Limited won Best MICE Initiative, while MV Malangi was named Best Tourist Vessel.
Abu Mohammad Salahuddin received the Best Tourism Content Creator award and Md Sarowar Jahan was named Best Tour Guide. Md Naym-Ul-Islam Abir won the Best Tourism Journalism award.
The Tourism Board presented the awards at a ceremony at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in Dhaka on Sunday as part of the celebrations marking World Tourism Day 2026.
A jury comprising representatives from the government and private sector selected the winners from nominations submitted in different categories.