BSS-45 Tourism inclusion in local dev planning urged

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Tourism inclusion in local dev planning urged

DHAKA, July 19, 2020 (BSS) – State Minister for Civil Aviation and
Tourism Md Mahbubn Ali today urged the people’s representatives and
government officials to include tourism facilities while planning and
implementing local development projects in their respective areas.

“It’s possible to develop new tourism attractions across the
country, if we consider tourism aspect during various development
projects as well as constructing different establishments,” he told a
virtual workshop with different local tourism stakeholders of
Jaypurhat district.

Bangladesh Tourism Board (BTB) organized the workshop as part of
its ongoing initiative to hold such event for each of 64 district
involving local stakeholders for ensuring participation of all in
formulation of ‘Tourism Master Plan’.

The states minister said all local stakeholders must be involved
and work together to aware the grassroots people about tourism
potentials of their respective areas for realizing true development of
the country’s tourism sector.

Different officials and representative of Jaypurhat district
including administration, police, civil surgeon, public works, forest
department, council, tourism committee, upazila, union as well as
local tour operators, hotel, resort, restaurants and transport owners,
travel agents, teachers and journalists participated today’s
workshops.

BTB’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jabed Ahmed also spoke at the
workshop moderated and chaired by BTB’s director Abu Taher Mohammad
Zaber and Jaypurhatd deputy district commissioner M Shariful Islam
respectively.

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