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Vol. 5 Num 807 Sat. September 02, 2006  
   
Business


Keari Tours launches yacht service in Rangamati


Keari Tours and Services, a sister concern of Keari Limited, on Thursday launched a yacht service in Rangamati in a bid to promote tourism in the hill district.

A 19.75-metre long yacht will ply between Rangamati Fishery Ghat and Shubholong, an exciting tourist spot in the district.

Keari Tours and Services will operate the pleasure trip with the yacht, Keari Karnaphuly, twice a day.

Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Deputy Minister Moni Swapan Dewan formally inaugurated the service.

The yacht will offer open deck, canteen, and guide services. A return trip on the route will cost a tourist Tk 125 in normal category and Tk 1,000 in deluxe suite having sitting arrangements for up to eight people.

The yacht can also be chartered for TK 4,000 per hour.