New aviation route planed to bring Indian tourists

Bangladesh plans to introduce a new aviation route between Sylhet and Chittagong expecting it to attract tourists from bordering northeastern Indian region, civil aviation and tourism minister Rashed Khan Menon said yesterday, reports BSS.
Inaugurating a photographic exhibition on tourism in the capital, he said his ministry contemplated introduction of the route taking into account the attraction of the sea resort town of Cox’s Bazar to the residents of landlocked hilly northeastern region of India.
“The Cox’s Bazar sea beach is nearer to them compared to any beach in their own country (India) . . . tourists from Shillong and Guwahati take the air travel entering into Sylhet crossing the land border,” he said.
Menon said directives were issued asking the civil aviation authority to work on the plan.
The minister also revealed another ambitious plan of “selling tropical Bangladesh’s famous monsoon to people of Middle Eastern deserts who do not get the opportunity of witnessing rains”. “Middle Eastern people are fond of monsoon what they can’t see in their own countries . . . the famous Sylhet downpour could be a matter of great attraction for theirs,” Menon said.

New aviation route planed to bring Indian tourists

Bangladesh plans to introduce a new aviation route between Sylhet and Chittagong expecting it to attract tourists from bordering northeastern Indian region, civil aviation and tourism minister Rashed Khan Menon said yesterday, reports BSS. Inaugurating a photographic exhibition on tourism in the capital, he said his ministry contemplated introduction of the route taking into account the attraction of the sea resort town of Coxs Bazar to the residents of landlocked hilly northeastern region of India. The Coxs Bazar sea beach is nearer to them compared to any beach in their own country (India) . . . tourists from Shillong and Guwahati take the air travel entering into Sylhet crossing the land border, he said. Menon said directives were issued asking the civil aviation authority to work on the plan. The minister also revealed another ambitious plan of selling tropical Bangladeshs famous monsoon to people of Middle Eastern deserts who do not get the opportunity of witnessing rains. Middle Eastern people are fond of monsoon what they cant see in their own countries . . . the famous Sylhet downpour could be a matter of great attraction for theirs, Menon said.