Tourism industry
In recent years tourism has become a major element in the balance of payments of many countries. At present Bangladesh is failing miserably in attracting international tourists. Bangladesh accounts for only 4.5% of all international tourists visiting South Asian countries, and almost two-thirds of foreign tourist arrivals in Bangladesh are from India, Pakistan and other South Asian countries. The majority of visitors from the UK and USA are ethnic Bangladeshis, who come to visit relatives and friends. Almost 60% of foreign tourist arrivals are for business or official purposes, and the number of leisure tourist arrivals is insignificant. There are many possibilities of tourism industry in Bangladesh and tourist spots are available. But there are problems in this sector. The problems are given below-
--Inadequate role of the national tourist organisations.
--Lack of essential infrastructure.
--Failure in identifying the targets and potential markets.
--Unplanned development and construction projects.
--Lack of government undertaking.
So, the government of Bangladesh and other organisations should take proper steps for development of the tourism industry.
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