The World Tourism Day is being observed in the country today as elsewhere across the globe.
The theme of this year’s day is: “Tourism and Water: Protecting our Common Future.”
Bangladesh Tourism Board (BTB), Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC), various tour operators and other organisations have chalked out elaborate programmes to observe the day, reports UNB.
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have issued separate messages on the occasion.
A rally led by Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Lt Col (retd) Faruk Khan was brought out from Shahbagh around 9am which ended at TSC.
The BPC and Tour Operator Association of Bangladesh (TOAB) will jointly hold a roundtable discussion on this year’s theme of the day at Hotel Abakash in the afternoon.
An open air folk concert will be organised by Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh (ATAB) at Ramna Park at 6pm.
Foreign tourists will be welcomed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport with souvenirs.
Meanwhile, a debate competition on tourism was held at TSC Cafeteria of Dhaka University on Thursday afternoon.
Besides, BPC has organised a photo exhibition on tourist destinations in association with Dhaka University Tourist Society (DUTS) at TSC on 26-27 September.