Bangladesh: Tourism measure passes, will identify special areas
The Bangladesh Protected Tourism Area and Special Tourism Zone Bill, 2010 was passed in the House on Sunday.
Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism GM Quader proposed for passage of the bill.
Earlier on June 22, the minister introduced the bill with a proposal to declare such areas as tourism protected areas through gazette notifications which have immense potentialities as tourism industry.
To achieve the goal, he said, a proposal has also been made to impose an embargo on any activities in the areas.
Besides, the bill proposed for announcing special tourism zone in the tourism protected areas and controlling and running the areas under own initiatives of the government or non- government and autonomous organizations, statutory body or individuals.