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Tourism in Bangladesh
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Introduction

Tourism is often synonymous to traveling for pleasure and education. It is

also a business of attracting tourists and providing for their accommodation

and entertainment. In many countries, tourism is an industry for earning

Inland Revenue and foreign exchange. The many businesses that grow

concomitantly with development of tourism include airlines, shipping, hotels

and restaurants, finance companies, tour operators, travel agents, car rental

firms, caterers and retail establishments and together, they contribute

significantly to the overall development of a country's economy and to its

cultural diversification and assimilation. Bengal had always attracted

tourists. Travelers from different parts of the world had interest in this part

of the world since very ancient times. They visited Bengal with varied

purposes. Some came with missionary objectives, some with motives of

exploring business opportunities; some came to attend seats of learning and

some for meeting curiosity.

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Bangladesh and Tourism

Bangladesh is one of the few countries in South Asia, which remains to be

explored. Bangladesh has a delicate and distinctive attraction of its own to

offer and it is definitely not a tourist haunt like Nepal or India. The

traditional emphasis of the tourist trade has always been on the material

facilities offered by a country rather than on its actual charms.

It's a land of enormous beauty, hundreds of serpentine rivers, crystal clear

water lakes surrounded by ever green hills, luxuriant tropical rain forests,

world's largest mangrove forest preserved as World Heritage, home of the

Royal Bengal Tiger and the wild lives, wind in the paddy fields, abundance of

sunshine, world's longest natural sea beach, rich cultural heritage, relics of

ancient Buddhist civilizations and colorful tribal lives, -Bangladesh creates an

unforgettable impression of a land of peace.

Anyone will appreciate our culture and the environment, and can enjoy an

ideal blend of adventure and exploration with comfort and relaxation.

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Tourist spots in Bangladesh

Bangladesh offers tourists a variety of attractions in almost every
part of the country, these are Bogra, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Saint
Martin's Island, Dhaka, Dinajpur, Kaptai, Mainamati, Rangamati,
Rajshahi, Sylhet, Sundarban, Mymensingh, Kuakata, Khulna,
Shahjadpur, Kuthibari, Natore, Paharpur.

All of those area tourists are very much interested in Cox’s Bazar,
Moynamoti, Rangamati, and Saint Martin's Island.

Cox’s Bazar
Miles of golden sands, towering cliffs,
surfing waves, rare conch shells, colorful
pagodas, Buddhist temples and tribes,
delightful sea-food--this is Cox's Bazar,
the tourist capital of Bangladesh. Having
the world's longest (120 kilometers.)
beach sloping gently down to the blue
waters of the Bay of Bengal, Cox's Bazar is one of the most attractive
tourist sport in the country.

Located at a distance of 152 km. south of Chittagong, the leading

seaport of Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar is connected both by air and road
from Dhaka and Chittagong.

Other attractions for visitors are conch shell market, tribal

handicraft, salt and prawn cultivation.

The Cox’s Bazar consist of Himchari, Inani, Maheskhali, Ramu,

Sonadia Island, Teknaf.

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Moynamoti
About eight km. to the west of Comilla
town which is situated 144 km. south east
of Dhaka lies a range of low hills known as
Mainamati-Lalmai ridge, an extensive
centre of Buddhist culture. On the slopes
of these hills lie scattered a treasure of information about the early
Buddhist civilization (7th-12th Century A.D.) At Salban in the middle
of the ridge, excavations bare a Large Buddhist Vihara (monastery)
and imposing Central Sharine. It has revealed valuable information
about the rule of the Chandra and Deva dynasties which flourished
here from the 7th to 12th century. The whole range of hillocks run
for about 18 km. and is studded with more than 50 sites. A site
museum houses the archaeological findings which include terracotta
plaques, bronze statues and casket, coins, jewellery, utensils, pottery
and votive stupas embossed with Buddhist inscriptions. Museum is
open Sunday-Friday and closed on Saturday. Bangladesh Academy
for Rural Development (BARD) Established nearby in 1959 is known
for its pioneering role in co-operative movement.

Rangamati
From Chittagong a 77 km road amidst green fields and
winding hills will take you to Rangamati, the
headquarter of Rangamati Hill District which is a
wonderful repository of scenic splendours with flora

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and fauna of varied descriptions. The township is located on the

western bank of the Kaptai Lake. Rangamati is a favourite holiday
resort because of its beautiful landscape, scenic beauty, lake,
colourful tribes (Chakma, Marma etc)., its flora and fauna, tribal
museum, hanging bridge, homespun textile products, ivory jewellery
and the tribal men and women who fashion them. For tourists the
attractions of Rangamati are numerous, tribal life, fishing, speed
boat cruising, water skiing, hiking, bathing or merely enjoying nature
as it is. Some of the Offers: Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation
provides suitable hotel and cottage accommodation, catering, speed
boat, paddle boat and other facilities at Rangamati.

Saint Martin's Island

St. Martin's Island is a small island in the northeast part of the Bay
of Bengal, about 9 km south of the tip
of the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf peninsula,
and forming the southernmost part of
Bangladesh. It is the only coral island in
Bangladesh. It is about 8 km west of the
northwest coast of Myanmar at the
mouth of the Naf River. The local name
of the island is "Narical Gingira", also spelled "Narikel
Janjina/Jinjera", translated from Bangla, meaning 'Coconut Island'.

St. Martin's Island has become a popular tourist spot. Currently,

three shipping liners run daily trips to the island, including Sea-Truck
and Keary-Sindbad. Tourists can book their trip either from
Chittagong or from Cox's Bazar. The surrounding coral reef of the
island has an extension named Chera Dwip.

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Facilities for Tourists

Food
Western food is available in all major hotels and
most of the big restaurants in import cities. But
local dishes are normally far better and more
exotic. Curries of many kinds around, cooked with
proper spices and hot curry powders, including
Korma, Rezala, Bhoona and Masala Gosht, Chicken, mutton, beef,
fish and prawns, Chicken Afghani, Chicken Baghdadi, Chicken
Kashmiri, Chicken Tikka, boti kabab, shutli kabab and a variety of fish
curries should be tried. Rice in the form of pulao,

biriani-with rice and mutton or chicken and khichuri are available in

any reasonable restaurant. Those who do not care for rice dishes can
try mughlai parata, plain parata or naan, which go very well with
curries. Seafood and sweet-water fish are available in most of the
towns. Fish-lovers should not miss smoked hilsa, fresh bhetki and
hingri (lobster/king prawns) malaikari, Prawn dopyaza.

Transportation
Air: Bangladesh can be reached by air from any part of the world.
Biman, Bangladesh airlines connects Dhaka with
27 major cities of the world. Abu Dhabi,
Amsterdam, Athens, Bangkok, Bombay, Calcutta,
Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Karachi, Kathmandu,
Kualalumpur, London, Muscat, Dhahran, Baghdad, Kuwait, Yangoon,
Rome, Tripoli, Tokyo, Singapore, Baharin, Frankfurt, Ho Chi Minh

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City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Sarjah, Seoul, Riyadh and Delhi. Besides
Biman, several other (international) carriers also fly to and from
Dhaka.

Rail: The Bangladesh Railway provides an

efficient service to places of interest such as
Chittagong, Sylhet, Khulna, Mymensingh, Bogra,
Rajshahi, Dinajpur starting from Dhaka. The inter-city Express Service
is available to and from important cities at cheap fares.

Bus/Coach Services: Road transport in Bangladesh is predominantly

a private sector affair. Rates are among the
cheapest in the world. Express and non-
stop services are available to principal
towns from Gabtali, Saidabad and Mohakhali bus terminals in Dhaka.
The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) also maintains a
country-wide network of bus services.

Tourist Hotel

Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation the

National tourism Organization Operates
Number of Modern hotels, motels and cottages
throughout the country. Besides, there are
private hotels and different Government, semi-Government and
departmental rest-houses/guest-houses which may be hired.
International standard hotels are available in Dhaka, Chittagong and
Cox's Bazar.

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Conclusion
In Bangladesh, tourism has always been a potential sector. A lot has been

said about it but not done. What is wrong with most of the researches is in

most of them our failures in tourism sector were discussed, but not the

possibilities. Tourism is a sector with great possibilities. The salvation of our

many economic problems lies within tourism. If we start implementing the

plans and agendas on which we’ve worked for so long, we might become

one of the top countries in tourism sector.

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References
Information
1. Tourism of Bangladesh

2. Bangladesh Porjoton Corporation

3. Wikipedia

4. Banglapedia

5. Google.com

6. Microsoft Corporation

Photo Courtesy
1. Image.google.com

2. Panorama bangladesh

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