Tourist Destinations
Govt plans to bring Bangladesh into top 10 in Asia
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Faruk Khan yesterday said the government has taken a holistic approach to make Bangladesh one of the top 10 Asian tourist destinations.
"We got many exotic natural, cultural and culinary tourist attractions. Now we just need to have good policy and proper investment to make Bangladesh one of the Asian top 10 tourist destinations," he said while speaking at a tourism conference as the chief guest at a hotel in the capital.
After assuming power, the government has made tourism sector prioritised as one of the country's thrust sector and provided such allocation that was higher than any of the previous governments, he said.
"We have already formed Cox's Bazar and Kuakata Development Authorities for ensuring proper ecotourism friendly infrastructure development of these two most exciting tourist destinations of Bangladesh," Faruk Khan said.
The minister said the government believes that development of the country's tourism would be done by the private sector.
"We are here to give policy support to the private sector for flourishing tourism," he added.
Faruk Khan said the government has started work of establishing exclusive tourism zone only for foreign tourists at an area of 1000 acres in Shahporir Dwip in Teknaf.
"Now we are getting many proposal of foreign investment for development of the country's tourism sector," he said that the proposals are being scrutinised now to allow proper sustainable and environment friendly foreign tourism investment in the country.
Emphasising diversification of the country's tourism, he said, "You can't keep tourists more than one day by showing one particular attraction. We need to bring diversification in tourism with a blend of natural beauty, culture and heritage."
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