“Last year (in 2016), the footfall from Chi was around 40,000 while from India it was 20,000. We are targeting 50,000 Indian tourists by December 2018,” he said. Bangladesh was also throwing its weight behind eco-tourism, officials said. “This apart, we have plans to reserve the Maitree Express to ferry passengers to Dhaka exclusively for the Boi Mela, the tiol book fair of Bangladesh, held on February 21,” said Mohiuddin Helal, Chief Executive, River and Green Tours. (IANS)