Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon said tourism plays role to create cordial relations among people of different countries along with economic development and increasing the image of a country.
Addressing a press conference at his secretariat office, the minister said internal cruise ship-Silver Discovery has started its activities in Bangladesh for the first time at the initiative of country’s famous tour-operator Journey Plus. It has created a scope for Bangladesh to develop its tourism industry as per the international level, he added.
He said the present government has attached priority to flourishing the tourism industry. It has been implementing a number of projects in this regard, he added.
Silver Discovery ends its journey at Thailand’s Phuket via Colombo, Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar and Sundarbans, Kolkata and Myanmar. Bangladesh earned Tk 35 lakh worth foreign currencies from the first trip of Silver Discovery.
Civil Aviation and Tourism Secretary SM Golam Faruk was present at the press conference.
