Bangladesh lags far behind in tourism: Quader
Musa Ibrahim, the first Bangladeshi to conquer Mount Everest, addresses a press conference at Liberation War Museum in the city yesterday highlighting the successful conquer of Mount Kilimanjaro by Musa and his fellow mountaineer Niaz Patwari as a part of the Seven Summits adventure. Photo: STAR
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister GM Quader yesterday said Bangladesh's tourism industry lags far behind that of other countries, as the industry did not get significant attention. The domestic tourism, however, gets momentum extensively although the presence of international tourists is very low, he said. Talking about statistics on revenue from the tourism industry, he claimed the available statistics are not dependable as they underwent methodological errors. GM Quader was speaking at a press conference styled "Kilimanjaro conquest and tourism of Bangladesh" organised by North Alpine Club Bangladesh (NACB) at the city's Liberation War Museum. The country's first conqueror of Mount Everest, Musa Ibrahim, has recently climbed Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa, 19,341 feet above the sea level. Terming the promotion of tourism as the promotion of peace across the globe, the minister stressed the need for launching a social movement to promote the industry. Praising Musa's courage for having conquered Mount Everest and Kilimanjaro, NACB president and Prothom Alo deputy editor Anisul Haque said those successes, which brought the country reputations, are a proof of enhancement of the nation's capacity. Sharing experience of his Kilimanjaro expedition, Musa Ibrahim said, "I had to climb around 17,000 feet up the mountain walking for five days. Very often I felt sick and was in dilemma whether I could reach the peak or not". "If the weather betrayed, it would not be possible to arrive at the peak," he added.
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