Tourism
The road conditions, hotels, communication, consumer goods etc are dependent on a country's economic condition and any tourist, or those who organise tourism, are well aware of these and make allowance for them. So these factors do not affect tourism to any significant degree, but what does is the 'law and order' situation in a country. A visitor is a welcome guest and should be able to roam with safety, on foot or in a vehicle, (say even a bullock cart or a ferry boat) in any part of the country at any time of night or day, but alas this is not possible in Bangladesh. No government can achieve this condition by itself and it requires national effort including that of the opposition to rein in the godfathers (who are well known) of all criminal and rowdy elements, racketeers etc.
A permanent 'national law and order council', composed of all political parties, is therefore needed to give regular guidance to the nation on such matters and advise the incumbent home ministry for any action.
Tourists will then fall over each other to visit such a peaceful country no matter what is its infrastructure or perhaps to see such an infrastructure.
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