Staff Reporter :
Bangladesh International Hotel Association (BIHA) on Sunday urged the government to reconsider its decision to evict hotels from the city’s residential areas considering the economic fallout of the move.
They came up with the call at a press conference held at the Amrai Dhaka Hotel in the capital.
“Noting that the eviction of hotels from the city’s residential areas will adversely affect the country’s hospitality and tourism industry . Drives have already started in many places to evict hotels from residential areas. It should be stopped immediately,” Shakawath Hossain, Director of The Westin Dhaka said this while speaking at the press conference.
The government moves to evict hotels from the residential areas after the terror attack on the Holey Artisan Bakery at Gulshan.
“Terrorism is a global phenomenon and we are not isolated from the problem. The government has taken various security measures after the Dhaka terror attack. So, hotels should not be removed from residential areas on security grounds,” said HM Hakim Ali, President of BIHA.
Hakim Ali said star hotels running in Gulshan area are giving services to foreign tourists. “If the hotels are removed from the area on the pleas of security, it’ll send out a negative message to the visiting tourists,” he added.
Bangladesh International Hotel Association (BIHA) on Sunday urged the government to reconsider its decision to evict hotels from the city’s residential areas considering the economic fallout of the move.
They came up with the call at a press conference held at the Amrai Dhaka Hotel in the capital.
“Noting that the eviction of hotels from the city’s residential areas will adversely affect the country’s hospitality and tourism industry . Drives have already started in many places to evict hotels from residential areas. It should be stopped immediately,” Shakawath Hossain, Director of The Westin Dhaka said this while speaking at the press conference.
The government moves to evict hotels from the residential areas after the terror attack on the Holey Artisan Bakery at Gulshan.
“Terrorism is a global phenomenon and we are not isolated from the problem. The government has taken various security measures after the Dhaka terror attack. So, hotels should not be removed from residential areas on security grounds,” said HM Hakim Ali, President of BIHA.
Hakim Ali said star hotels running in Gulshan area are giving services to foreign tourists. “If the hotels are removed from the area on the pleas of security, it’ll send out a negative message to the visiting tourists,” he added.
