Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon on Saturday said the government has taken a number of initiatives on connectivity front that will help boost the tourism industry in the country, reports UNB.
He said the issue of financing remains a barrier to rapid improvement in the country's tourism industry and successful implementation of the programmes taken to mark the Tourism Year 2016.
The Tourism Minister was addressing a certificate awarding ceremony on Tourism Fellowship 2015 at a city hotel supported by Bangladesh Tourism Board (BTB).
Civil Aviation and Tourism Secretary Khurshed Alam Chowdhury, Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation Chairman Aparup Chowdhury, BTB CEO Akhtaruz Zaman Khan Kabir, Editor of The Bangladesh Monitor Kazi Wahidul Alam, Aviation and Tourism Journalists' Forum of Bangladesh (ATJFB) President Nadira Kiron, Vice President Muzib Masud and General Secretary Tanzim Anwar also spoke on then occasion.
Speaking as the chief guest, Mr Menon said all the stakeholders, including the media, would have to be engaged to help flourish the tourism in the country.
Mr Menon said the government is sincere to increase the facilities and security of both local and foreign tourists.
He urged the journalists to project Bangladesh positively apart from identifying the problems of the tourism industry.
Earlier, he handed over certificates to 10 journalists in recognition of their contributions to tourism industry development through their reporting. Each reporter was also given a checque for Tk 0.06 million (Tk 60,000).
The awardees are Shariful Hasan, senior correspondent of the Daily Prothom Alo, AKM Moinuddin, senior correspondent of UNB, Mizan Chowdhury, senior correspondent of the Daily Jugantor, Masud Rumee of Kalerkantho, Imran Patwari of Bhorer Kagoj, Kamran Siddiqui of Samakal, Rajib Ghosh of ATN News, Imtiaz Ahmed of Somoy TV, Khalid Ahsan of BTV and Niladri Moharatna of Independent TV.
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