Special Tourism Zone Bill 2010 placed
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
The Bangladesh Protected Tourism Area and Special Tourism Zone Bill, 2010 was placed in the House Tuesday, reports BSS.
Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Ghulam Mohammad Quader introduced the bill. In the bill, a proposal has been made to declare such areas as tourism protected areas through gazette notifications, where immense potentialities lies for the tourism industry. To achieve the goal, a proposal has also been made to impose an embargo on any activities in the areas.
According to the bill, a proposal has also been made for undertaking investment activities for constructing special tourist centers and their development under the public and private sectors or public-private joint venture in the tourism protected areas.
The bill also proposed punishment for those who would violate these rules. While introducing the bill, the minister said the bill has been placed in the House aimed at protecting the areas, which have tourism potentialities by checking unplanned activities in the areas.
"The main aim of the bill is to build necessary infrastructure and create amusement and service-oriented facilities for setting up special tourist zone and imposing lawful embargo in controlling and running of the zone," he said.
The bill was later sent to the concerned parliamentary standing committee for further scrutiny and report back in the House.
Meanwhile, the 17th Parliamentary Standing Committee meeting on Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism was held at the Sangsad Bhaban Tuesday with its chairman Engineer Mosharraf Hossain in the chair.
Committee members Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Golam Mohammad Quader, Whip Mohammad Mujibul Haque, Syed Moshin Ali, Moin Uddin Khan Badal, Mohammad Faridul Haque Khan, Shafiqur Rahman Chowdhury, Mohammad Ashlamul Haque and Shepali Mamtaj attended the meeting.
The members of the committee had a detailed discussion on 'Bangladesh Tourism Board Bill-2010' which was submitted before the Parliament for overall development and expansion of tourism industry in the country.
Acting secretary of Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry, chairman of Parjatan Corporation, Managing Director of Biman Bangladesh Airlines and Other concerned high officials were present on the occasion.
Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Ghulam Mohammad Quader introduced the bill. In the bill, a proposal has been made to declare such areas as tourism protected areas through gazette notifications, where immense potentialities lies for the tourism industry. To achieve the goal, a proposal has also been made to impose an embargo on any activities in the areas.
According to the bill, a proposal has also been made for undertaking investment activities for constructing special tourist centers and their development under the public and private sectors or public-private joint venture in the tourism protected areas.
The bill also proposed punishment for those who would violate these rules. While introducing the bill, the minister said the bill has been placed in the House aimed at protecting the areas, which have tourism potentialities by checking unplanned activities in the areas.
"The main aim of the bill is to build necessary infrastructure and create amusement and service-oriented facilities for setting up special tourist zone and imposing lawful embargo in controlling and running of the zone," he said.
The bill was later sent to the concerned parliamentary standing committee for further scrutiny and report back in the House.
Meanwhile, the 17th Parliamentary Standing Committee meeting on Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism was held at the Sangsad Bhaban Tuesday with its chairman Engineer Mosharraf Hossain in the chair.
Committee members Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Golam Mohammad Quader, Whip Mohammad Mujibul Haque, Syed Moshin Ali, Moin Uddin Khan Badal, Mohammad Faridul Haque Khan, Shafiqur Rahman Chowdhury, Mohammad Ashlamul Haque and Shepali Mamtaj attended the meeting.
The members of the committee had a detailed discussion on 'Bangladesh Tourism Board Bill-2010' which was submitted before the Parliament for overall development and expansion of tourism industry in the country.
Acting secretary of Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry, chairman of Parjatan Corporation, Managing Director of Biman Bangladesh Airlines and Other concerned high officials were present on the occasion.