DHAKA, Jan 8, 2020 (BSS) – State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M
Mahbub Ali today urged Nepalese to make their holidays at the world’s longest
unbroken sea beach in Cox’s Bazar as Bangladesh’s coastline is the closest
beach for the tourists of that landlocked country.
The state minister made the call when visiting Nepalese Tourism Secretary
Kedar Bahadur Adhikari called on him at the secretariat here.
Senior Secretary of Civil Aviation and Tourism M Mohibul Haque and Nepal
Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Banshidhar Mishra were also present at the
meeting, a press release said here.
During the meeting, they discussed various bilateral issues related to
further cooperation between the two neighboring countries in improvement of
the tourism sector for both the South Asian nations.
Ali said Cox’s Bazar sea beach and the Sundarbans, world’s largest
mangrove forest, can be exiting tourism destinations for the people of the
landlocked countries like Nepal and Bhutan as well as north-eastern provinces
of India.
The state minister hoped that different tourism related activities will
further strengthen the friendship between Bangladesh and Nepal.
Ali said the present government as per directive of prime minister Sheikh
Hasina is working to upgrade the Cox’s Bazar and Syedpur airports as
international standard to make those as regional aviation hub.
Nepal launched a campaign named ‘Visit Nepal 2020’, Mishra observed the
cultural similarity and tourism will work as catalyst in further deepen the
bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Nepal.