Colourful festival on World Tourism Day
BSS
A daylong colourful festival and musical show will be held at Rabindra Sarabor, one of the capitals popular cultural hubs, on September 27 to celebrate the World Tourism Day with the theme of Sustainable Tourism-a Tool for Development, reports BSS. Aviation and Tourism Journalists Forum of Bangladesh (ATJFB), a platform of journalists covering aviation and tourism affairs, with administrative support of Bangladesh Tourism Board (BTB) will organize the festival styled Tourism Fest 2017.
Different organisations will display various tourism related products and activities at the venue from the morning while a discussion over this years theme of sustainable tourism to be held at 3.30 pm.
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon, Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu and Home Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal will be present as guests of honour at the discussion.
A buzzing live musical show would be staged where popular folk band Joler Gaan along with traditional baul singers to perform. Besides, tribal and traditional dance performances are also included in the festival itinerary.
The festival is sponsored by Minister Fridge as titled and powered by national flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines. Novoair, Galaxy Flying Club, Rangdhanu group and the Way Dhaka joined as co-sponsor.Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation, Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh (ATAB) and Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh (TOAB) also joined hands as strategic partners of the festival. l
