Economic Reporter :
The government is moving ahead to have its first exclusive tourism park in Cox’s Bazar to transform the tourism industry by developing world-class luxury hotels and ensuring modern facilities like other countries which bring sun-seekers to beaches.
Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority (BEZA) has taken the initiative ‘Sabrang Tourism’ encompassing an area of around 1,100 acres having an amazing hill and sea beach territory, multifaceted diverse and admirably beautiful. The project site is located with exclusive beach front and half-an-hour sea cruise to St. Martin, a coral island.
“A feasibility study on the establishment of Sabrang Exclusive Tourism Zone has been completed,” BEZA Executive Chairman Paban Chowdhury told, reports UNB. He said a draft summary has been sent to the Prime Minister’s Office seeking CCEA’s (Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs) approval for appointing Chittagong Dry Dock Limited (CDDL) to construct an embankment for protecting the Exclusive Tourism Park. The BEZA chief said they are also working on sending another proposal over land filling and developing a drainage system for the zone.
Some 884 acres of land, according to BEZA officials, have already been acquired while the initial site assessment is also completed. They said the ‘purest’ air, lofty hill, sea and lagoon create perfect conditions for the development of all types of tourism entertainment at Sabrang in Teknaf upazila under Cox’s Bazar district.
Director of Tour Operators’ Association of Bangladesh (Toab) Taufiq Rahman welcomed the decision and said inbound tourism will certainly flourish in the country if it is properly implemented.
“If you want to encourage inbound tourism, foreigners must be given something exclusive. It exists in other parts of the world. There should be separate facilities for foreign and local tourists,” Taufiq, also founder Chief Executive of Journey Plus, told this reporter.
The government is moving ahead to have its first exclusive tourism park in Cox’s Bazar to transform the tourism industry by developing world-class luxury hotels and ensuring modern facilities like other countries which bring sun-seekers to beaches.
Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority (BEZA) has taken the initiative ‘Sabrang Tourism’ encompassing an area of around 1,100 acres having an amazing hill and sea beach territory, multifaceted diverse and admirably beautiful. The project site is located with exclusive beach front and half-an-hour sea cruise to St. Martin, a coral island.
“A feasibility study on the establishment of Sabrang Exclusive Tourism Zone has been completed,” BEZA Executive Chairman Paban Chowdhury told, reports UNB. He said a draft summary has been sent to the Prime Minister’s Office seeking CCEA’s (Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs) approval for appointing Chittagong Dry Dock Limited (CDDL) to construct an embankment for protecting the Exclusive Tourism Park. The BEZA chief said they are also working on sending another proposal over land filling and developing a drainage system for the zone.
Some 884 acres of land, according to BEZA officials, have already been acquired while the initial site assessment is also completed. They said the ‘purest’ air, lofty hill, sea and lagoon create perfect conditions for the development of all types of tourism entertainment at Sabrang in Teknaf upazila under Cox’s Bazar district.
Director of Tour Operators’ Association of Bangladesh (Toab) Taufiq Rahman welcomed the decision and said inbound tourism will certainly flourish in the country if it is properly implemented.
“If you want to encourage inbound tourism, foreigners must be given something exclusive. It exists in other parts of the world. There should be separate facilities for foreign and local tourists,” Taufiq, also founder Chief Executive of Journey Plus, told this reporter.
