
Tourism in Bangladesh: Rethinking the Uncharted Prospects
Bangladesh has immense potential in the tourism industry, as the natural diversity of this country is unique. As the slogan of this year’s international tourism day (27 September) is Rethinking Tourism, therefore, we have to reflect the moto in our tourism sector in every possible way.
by Faisal Abdullah
Currently, the tourism sector contributes about 11 percent to the world's GDP. In 2019, the number of tourists in the world was about 1.5 billion. The World Tourism Organization (WTO) projected an additional 4 to 5 percent growth each year thereafter. In 1950 the number of tourists in the world was only 25 million which has increased to about 1435 million in 2019.
The income generated from the tourism sector of Bangladesh is roughly 76.19 million dollars.
According to the estimates of th...