Tourism this year encourages hope

Now if Bangladesh wants to earn substantially from this sector it has to make improvement in regard to its inadequate tourist infrastructure

It is good to know that the country’s tourism sector which is often held back in the past years for political instability and mismanagement of the sector is going to cross the targeted Tk. 1,500-crore mark. Quoting an expert of the sector, a report of this newspaper yesterday mentioned that the sector has already earned Tk 800 crore and there are still four months of the current season to go. The annual tourism season, which begins in October and ends in April, is now in full swing and if this season political situation remains peaceful, the promising tourism industry of the country will be able to reap more than the desired benefits for the country in this season.
However, any untoward incident such as a terrorist attack can greatly frustrate the foreign tourists to visit the country. The Independent report says the tourists from remote countries such as UK, the US, Japan, Canada, and Germany, are rushing to the country’s prime tourist spots. After two years of snag in the sector, this year’s response is very encouraging. The two important tourists spots of the country, the world’s longest sea beach in Cox’s Bazaar and the largest mangrove forest of Sunderbans, are increasingly attracting visitors this year.
The tourism industry of Bangladesh has great potentials. Of this there is no doubt. Besides the longest sea beach and the mangrove forest, there are many attractive tourists spots scattered all across the country, not to mention the three hill districts and Kuakata sea beach. The historical sites in the northern region of the country and other parts of the country are also of great importance for the tourists. But as there is a marked lack of infrastructure such as convenient roads to the spots and standard resting places, these spots fail to generate the tourist’s attention. But above all the drawbacks, political instability that often results in unnecessary violence seems to make the foreign tourists more uninterested about our country.
Now if Bangladesh wants to earn substantially from this sector like the other countries of the region, it has to make improvement both in regard to its inadequate tourist infrastructure as well as political violence. Since for the last two years, there are hardly any visible hostilities between the rival political parties, this year the tourism industry is gaining momentum. That is why the opinion that the country’s negative trend of politics is bleeding the country economically can hardly be refuted. Our politicians ought to be mindful about this.  

 

 

 

 

Tourism this year encourages hope

Now if Bangladesh wants to earn substantially from this sector it has to make improvement in regard to its inadequate tourist infrastructure

It is good to know that the countrys tourism sector which is often held back in the past years for political instability and mismanagement of the sector is going to cross the targeted Tk. 1,500-crore mark. Quoting an expert of the sector, a report of this newspaper yesterday mentioned that the sector has already earned Tk 800 crore and there are still four months of the current season to go. The annual tourism season, which begins in October and ends in April, is now in full swing and if this season political situation remains peaceful, the promising tourism industry of the country will be able to reap more than the desired benefits for the country in this season. However, any untoward incident such as a terrorist attack can greatly frustrate the foreign tourists to visit the country. The Independent report says the tourists from remote countries such as UK, the US, Japan, Canada, and Germany, are rushing to the countrys prime tourist spots. After two years of snag in the sector, this years response is very encouraging. The two important tourists spots of the country, the worlds longest sea beach in Coxs Bazaar and the largest mangrove forest of Sunderbans, are increasingly attracting visitors this year. The tourism industry of Bangladesh has great potentials. Of this there is no doubt. Besides the longest sea beach and the mangrove forest, there are many attractive tourists spots scattered all across the country, not to mention the three hill districts and Kuakata sea beach. The historical sites in the northern region of the country and other parts of the country are also of great importance for the tourists. But as there is a marked lack of infrastructure such as convenient roads to the spots and standard resting places, these spots fail to generate the tourists attention. But above all the drawbacks, political instability that often results in unnecessary violence seems to make the foreign tourists more uninterested about our country. Now if Bangladesh wants to earn substantially from this sector like the other countries of the region, it has to make improvement both in regard to its inadequate tourist infrastructure as well as political violence. Since for the last two years, there are hardly any visible hostilities between the rival political parties, this year the tourism industry is gaining momentum. That is why the opinion that the countrys negative trend of politics is bleeding the country economically can hardly be refuted. Our politicians ought to be mindful about this.