The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism has taken an initiative to observe 'World Tourism Day 2022' in Bangladesh as elsewhere in the world on Tuesday.
This year's theme ‘Rethinking Tourism’ is set by the United Nations World Tourism Organization.
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages marking the day.
In his message, the President said every region of this country has distinct beauty and numerous unique tourist and heritage sites. If the tourism industry develops in these regions, employment opportunities will be created for a large number of people, which will become an important regulator in the development of the people's living standards and the development of the economy.
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“We celebrate the ‘World Tourism Day' every year to create awareness about the social, cultural, political and economic importance of tourism as well as to inform everyone about the contribution of tourism in the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals and the national economy,” he said.
The president urged all the public and private stakeholders to carry out development activities in the tourism industry maintaining and preserving the environmental balance and the cultural heritage of the country.
In a separate message, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged to work together for the development and evolution of tourism and build hunger-poverty-free Golden Bangladesh as dreamt by the Father of the Nation by effectively portraying the country's tourism industry in the world forum.