The country's tourism will enter a new era with the implementation of the Tourism Master Plan, State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali said today (September 27, 2022).
The junior minister said that the formulation of the country's tourism master plan will be completed by December this year.
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He said that the tourism master plan is being formulated to take forward the country's tourism industry in a planned manner.
Mahbub Ali said this while speaking as the chief guest at a discussion organised on the occasion of marking the World Tourism Day-2022 at Agargaon Tourism Building in the capital.
Earlier in the morning, the state minister inaugurated a colorful rally organised by the Bangladesh Tourism Board and a food festival and live cooking show by the Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation on the occasion of the World Tourism Day.
"Under the Prime Minister's leadership we are working to reach the desired goal in tourism. If we all work together, we can quickly achieve our specific development goals. We can take the country's tourism forward," added Mahbub Ali.
Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury spoke as the guest of honor in the discussion meeting chaired by the Secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation Mokammel Hossain.
Besides, Chairman of Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation Ali Kadar, Additional Secretary of Ministry of Civil Aviation Md. Aliullah, Chief Executive Officer of Bangladesh Tourism Board Abu Tahir Md. Jaber and DIG of Tourism Police Ilias Sharif also spoke at the programme.