Civil Aviation and Tourism and Land Adviser AF Hasan Arif said that Bangladesh could be a source of immense potential in tourism. But the tourism industry is not developing due to lack of adequate investment.
He said these things at a meeting with officials after visiting Bangladesh Tourism Corporation (BPC) in Agargaon on Monday (December 9).
The tourism adviser said that the tourism industry can play an important role in the country's economic development and employment generation. While Bangladesh's neighboring countries can earn a huge amount of income from the tourism industry, Bangladesh's income is very small. The current government has taken necessary steps to overcome this problem.
The meeting, chaired by BPC Chairman Saema Shaheen Sultana, was addressed by Civil Aviation and Tourism Secretary Nasreen Jahan, Bangladesh Tourism Board CEO Abu Taher Muhammad Jaber and Additional Secretary of the Ministry Fatema Rahim Veena, among others.