As part of adventure tourism, the country for the first time is going to introduce tourism aircraft called ‘micro light’ today, giving a boost to the tourism and hospitality industry.
The microlight aviation is the flying of lightweight, 1 or 2 seater fixed-wing aircraft with parachute.
Civil aviation and tourism minister Faruk Khan will inaugurate
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Tourism fair starts Sept 27
A three-day international tourism expo, Bangladesh International Tourism Fair, is set to begin on September 27 to promote the country’s tourism globally.
Bangladesh Foundation for Tourism Development (BFTD) will organise the fair at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the
Tourism in a shambles
Beautiful Patenga beach blighted by jungle of makeshift stalls, horde of aggressive vendors
Although Patenga beach has been attracting thousands of tourists everyday for decades, it does not yet have the suitable infrastructure to help flourish tourism.
The beautiful beach, located at the confluence of Karnaphuli River, is only 14 kilometres from the port city Chittagong.
Absence of proper tourist amenities has encouraged indiscriminate establishment of food and souvenir shops that tend to squeeze money out of tourists rather than providing
Tourism prospect of Bangladesh
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Tourism prospect of Bangladesh
If tourism is given due honour of industry and if both government and private organisations equally come forward for its development then it would open doors of immense possibility for us. At present, in our gross domestic product, the role of tourism is below one per cent. If it could be brought to five per cent then it would generate about five lakh direct and indirect employment, writes Ikteder Ahmed.
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