Thursday, November 21, 2024

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 ... Read more

Tourism: next job creator

Sector is expected to generate 13.77 lakh jobs this year: report The tourism and hospitality sector may grow into one of the largest employers in Bangladesh, if it is backed by policy support, investment and skills development, analysts said Saturday. There is huge demand for skilled human resources in the largely untapped tourism and hospitality ... Read more

Govt urged to promote Sundarbans tourism

Patronisation of both government and the forest department is needed for development of tourism industry in the Sundarbans, said speakers at a discussion yesterday. The meeting organised by Bengal Tours on roles of the local media in development of positive tourism in the Sundarbans was held in Khulna yesterday. Masud Hossain,