Tourism master plans underway for Cox's Bazar, Kuakata

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Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism GM Qader Sunday said that the government was preparing two separate master plans for Cox's Bazar and Kuakata to develop the places as highly attractive tourist spots with global standard, reports UNB.
The minister presided over an inter-ministerial meeting to review the progress of preparing master plans for the two locations to build those as global standard tourist destinations. He asked the concerned authorities to quickly develop the plans.
He also said that the government had decided to set up Cox's Bazar Development Authority and upgrade Kuakata into a municipal body as part of its plan to refurbish the locations with all tourist facilities.
Acting secretary of the ministry Shafique Alam Mehedi, secretary of Forests and Environment Ministry Dr Mihir Kanty Majumder, chairman of Bangladesh Parjaran Corporation M Hemayet Uddin Talukder took part in the meeting.
Representatives of the ministry of public works and housing, ministry of land, communications, cultural affairs, urban development authority, district administration of Cox's Bazar and Patuakhali and project directors of both the plans were present.
The minister asked the authorities that care should be taken in preparing the plans to add new infrastructures and other facilities to both the spots but in doing so, natural beauty and local resources cannot be disturbed.
They should add more natural beauty in those areas, promote good communication network, hotels, restaurants and other entertainment facilities, new sports outlets including venues for international cricket.
Modern shopping malls and security arrangements should also be made available at the centre of such plans, he said adding the present government was putting top priority to developing tourism and the master plans were being prepared accordingly.