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Steps being taken for developing haor-based tourism: Mahbub
DHAKA, Sept 10, 2020 (BSS) – State Minister for Civil Aviation and
Tourism Md Mahbub Ali said today the government is taking necessary
measures to develop tourism in the country’s haor region.
“nnecessary measures are being taken for developing haor-based
tourism in the country. Elaborate programmes will be taken after
formulation of the tourism mega plan,” he told a virtual workshop.
Bangladesh Tourism Board (BTB) arranged the workshop in Sunamganj
aiming to include tourism in local development plans and create mass
awareness about tourism, an official press release said.
Mahbub said tourists, in recent time, are visiting the haor areas
to enjoy its scenic beauty and that is why local administrations have
to take measures to ensure their security.
Besides, he said, effective measures must be taken to prevent
construction of unplanned structures in haors and unwanted disturbance
of tourists, which hampers the environmental balance in the haor
areas.
Stressing the need for involving local people in tourism industry to
maintain ecological balance in the haors, the state minister said
there is no alternative to creating awareness among them about the
importance of ecotourism.
BTB chief executive officer Jabed Ahmed, deputy commissioner of
Sunamganj Md Abdul Ahad and BTB director Abu Taher Mohammad Jaber
were, among others, joined the workshop.
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