Tourism sector

Md. Mahiuddin, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet

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The tourism sector in Bangladesh has great potential. In Bangladesh we have many natural beauty spots like the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forests in the world, and Cox's Bazar which is the longest sea beach. Many domestic tourists visit these places but the number of foreign tourists has declined significantly. For popularising the tourist spots, the govt should develop infrastructure like better communication, international standard hotels, motels and so on. If the govt takes the necessary steps to develop the tourism sector, foreign tourists will come to Bangladesh in much larger numbers. This sector will help increase our GDP as in Nepal and Thailand. So, we are very optimistic that the government will take immediate steps to develop this sector & the private sector will also come forward for better development of tourism.