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
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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: 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 sector, Rubina H Farouq, director and head of the Institute of Hotel Management and
Tourism in Bangladesh: problems and prospects
by Ziaul Haque Howlader
Forty years has elapsed of Bangladesh’s tourism industry, yet we still see it in a nascent position in comparison to our neighbouring countries. Despite having all the potential to flourish, tourism in this country has been growing at a very slow pace. Bangladesh is not known as a tourist destination in the international tourism market. Only 3 lacs foreign tourists came to Bangladesh in 2010, of which more than 70 percent came for business and official purposes. The
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,