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volunteer group in different touristsâ area. We have held some workshops for tourist police and archeology department officials to better facilitate tourists, some for media representatives to better equip them in promoting tourism destinations in their news coverage, some for communities to be more tourist friendly, and some for commercial councilors, passport officers, and labor councilors who go abroad to allow them to further promote
Bangladesh globally. BTB is in efforts to bring transport service providers, accommodation providers, amusement park representatives and restaurateurs in every district under our trainings as well to build a proper tourism infrastructure. In the last three years, BTB have provided trainings to 3,235 people of different sectors of the country to make tourism more inclusive. Our goal is to inculcate a tourism friendly attitude among tourism service providers through training.
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234:, Bangladesh. Mr. Md. Mokammel Hossain, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism is the present Chairman of the Governing body of Bangladesh Tourism Board, and Mr. Abu Tahir Muhammad Zaber, Additional Secretary is the present CEO of the board and the Member Secretary of the Governing body of Bangladesh Tourism Board .
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An international consulting firm was hired for this. As per approved work Plan , the task is supposed to be completed on June 30, 2021, . In this endeavor of formulating the Master Plan, COVID-19 pandemic came as a big blow creating a stagnant hindrance. But anyhow, we are committed to complete
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Policies (2) promoting and marketing the Tourism of Bangladesh in both home and abroad. (3) Human resource Development of Human Resource in tourism sector. (4) Development of basic facilities for Tourist in tourist
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Bangladesh Tourism Board. Bangladesh Tourism Board is regularly providing training to tour operator, tour guide and street food vendors. With the help of UN Volunteers, one of the UN agencies, Bangladesh Tourism Board is providing training by forming
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We have arranged some workshops in 49 districts in this year, each workshop has been attended by government officials, public representatives, journalists, academics, tourism stakeholders and many more. In these workshops we have tried to encourage government officials of each district to include
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have been prepared for the implementation of this recovery plan. The policies or guidelines will cover (1) Adventure
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Tourism Master Plan comes first if we want to say about plans and policies of the Board. This Master Plan is going to be a complete guideline to achieve the cherished goal of the Board. All the
Stakeholders of Tourism sector is working in a line to formulate this Master Plan and the successful
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International Standard for the well management of tourism and hospitality. Hon'ble Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina has gracefully consented on the policy approval for establishing an international standard training institute for tourism and hospitality
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Community based tourism, BTB has made efforts to ensure intensive development utilizing a limited tourism resource. Tourists have huge attraction towards the life style of local people, their language, tradition and culture which will fetch economic benefit. For
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Among others, BTB has created a web portal: www.beautifulbangladesh.gov.bd, only for promoting the country's tourism to visitors worldwide. The website contains photos and videos of all the tourism attractions found in 64 districts of Bangladesh.
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