Business Desk :
A well-calibrated action agenda for the tourism sector can serve as a great tool to diversify not only the foreign currency earning capability but also the productive capability of the country’s economy, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said.
“I believe that we can twin tourism with the tenets of solid economic relocation for innovative and entrepreneurial initiatives from around the globe to Bangladesh,” he said.
The foreign minister highlighted the country’s sustainable economic diversification and promoted the distinct Bangladeshi tea brand in Dubai, UAE while speaking as the chief guest at a seminar titled “Explore Mujib’s Bangladesh: A Hidden Gem of Tourism in South Asia” held at the Bangladesh Pavilion of EXPO 2020 Dubai on Saturday.
The seminar was arranged by Bangladesh Tourism Board, an organisation which is responsible for ameliorating tourism of Bangladesh, under the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism.
Momen mentioned the importance of transforming tourism’s immense potential into a unique brand of the country’s enchanting natural beauty that has been unexplored and unknown by the global tourists.
The foreign minister focused on the environment friendly tourism industry so that it becomes a sustainable one.
Stating from a report of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Momen said only 3 per cent of total tourists who visit Bangladesh per year are foreigners and the rest 97 per cent are from local origin.
Addressing as a special guest in the seminar, Md Mokammel Hossain, secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism, said that successful implementation of the ongoing mega projects will bring a new doorway to the tourism sector of the country.
He also revealed the plan of constructing exclusive tourism, ocean tourism, theme park etc to attract foreign tourists to the country.
Mashfee Binte Shams, secretary (east) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohammed Abu Zafar, ambassador of Bangladesh to UAE, among others, were present.
