Bangladesh focuses on international tourism in new budget
Staff Correspondent, bdnews24.com
Published: 04 Jun 2015 10:43 PM BdST Updated: 04 Jun 2015 11:16 PM BdST
The proposed budget for the 2015-16 fiscal has put thrust on development of the tourism sector in Bangladesh.
Finance Minister AMA Muhith presented a Tk 3 trillion budget on Thursday that eyes a 7 percent growth and emphasises revenue collection.
Bangladesh has declared 2016 as the ‘Tourism Year’ to revitalise the sector.
Muhith said local tourists would play an important role and added that the government was taking steps to improve facilities.
“We will take initiatives to increase the number of international tourists to one million and income from this sector to $200 million by 2018,” he said.
The government has taken a number of steps to expand the eco-tourism industry, the minister said.
“We have opened the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park with international standard facilities at Gazipur and Sheikh Russel Aviary and Eco Park in Chittagong,” he said.
A site had been chosen to establish an eco-park in Sylhet, which will soon be opened. The Sundarban Tourism Policy had been approved, Muhith added.
About the aviation sector, he said steps had been taken to improve the capacity of Shahjalal International Airport.
Process to add several ‘new generation’ aircraft to the fleet of Biman Bangladesh Airlines to augment the capacity and improve the standard of services was underway, he said.
Muhith said the government planned to construct two new airports to be named after Khan Jahan Ali and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
-
Biden's first year to see employment growth as challenge
-
Bangladesh averted COVID-induced crisis: Hasina
-
China’s college graduates can’t find jobs
-
Most major economies are shrinking. Not China’s
-
China's Q4 GDP growth beats forecast
-
Tk 27bn in new stimulus for small businesses
-
Wall Street cheers on Biden stimulus plan
-
Biden's rescue package offers bridge for hard-hit economy
-
Biden's first year could see record employment growth. More will be needed
-
Bangladesh averted virus-induced economic crisis: Hasina
-
China’s college graduates can’t find jobs. The solution: grad school
-
Most major economies are shrinking. Not China’s
-
China's Q4 GDP growth beats forecast, ends 2020 in solid position after COVID-19 shock
-
Bangladesh rolls out Tk 27bn in new stimulus for small businesses
Most Read
- Young model Naaz found dead at home in Dhaka after suspected suicide
- Biden names Bangladeshi-American Zayn Siddique senior aide to White House deputy chief of staff
- Shakib back with a bang to help Bangladesh to easy win in first ODI against West Indies
- Bangladesh to begin COVID vaccination drive with 20 doses on first day: official
- Bangladesh ODI team to wear special jersey marking 50 years of independence
- Free COVID vaccines to arrive from India on Thursday: official
- Bangladesh logs 8 virus deaths, lowest daily count since early May
- Trump leaves the White House for the last time as president
- BTRC testing quality of mobile networks for six months
- Asian garment makers fashion united front to pressure Western brands