Tourism of Bangladesh

Hazrat Shajalal shrine, Sylhet

Tourism is a source of joy and pleasure. Being tired of the cares and monotony of life at home, a man wants to get away for a few days. When he makes a tour just of pleasure, he is called a tourist. A tourist visits with such pleasures and comforts that would make him feel really happy. Bangladesh is very much rich in natural beauties and abounds in sites of historical interest. She can bi one of the world’s finest attractions for the pleasure seekers.

Mainamati,Comlla

Bangladesh has some places with uncommon  scenic beauties which always attract the tourists. Cox’s Bazar, Kuakatas Kaptai, Sylhet, the Sundarbans,the Chittagong Hill Tracts, among others. Are blessed with enchanting natural beauties. Cox’s Bazar has the world’s largest natural sand beach. The wide beach at low tide is the pleasure-seekers paradise. The silvery beach with an evergreen pieturesque background is the tourist’sideal dreamland. The kaptai lake is famous for its charming scenic beauty. Sylhet is famous for her evergreen tea gardens on the sloping hills. So Sylhet is known as the land of two leaves and a bud’ and of saint and pirs. It is also a happy resort of migratory birds. The Sundarbans, with their attractive flora and fauna, present an unforgettable scenes to the tourists. There are many other beauty and bounty. The grassy plains and hills, rivers and streams and the evergreen trees and plants present a panoramic view. All these make the land a romantic resort for the tourists.

Sundarbans

Kuakata, Patuakhali

Dhaka, the capital, had its own attractions. It is specially famous for its mosque and monuments. both old and new. Among the old ones, the Lalbag fort, Bara Katra. chhota Katra, Hossaini Dalan, the Tara Mosque, Ahsan monjil have special attraction for the tourists. Among the mew anes, the Batuil Mokarram, the Central Shahid Minar and the National Museum are worth seeing. Besides, there are a good number of places of historical interest in Bangladesh. Mahasthan garh in Bogra, paharpur in Rajshahi and Mainamati in Comilla can satisfy the tourists deeply who are interest in archacological and cultural history of Bangladesh. The Darghas of Shah jalal at Sylhet, Bayazid Bustami in Chittagong, Shah Makhdum in Rajshahi and Kahn Jahan Ali at Bagerhat are no less attractive to the tourists who are interested in our spiritual heritage.

The people of place with their distinct manners and customs can ettract the tourists. The ways of life of the tribal people in Bangladesh such as the Garos, the Chakmas and others are mo less attractive. Any tourist who is used to Drinking tea will bi delighted to see the local women picking tea leaves on the tea gardens with bamboo baskets on their backs. The tribal dances and songs are always attractive to the tourists. 

Mahastangarh, Bogora

Cox's Bazar

Bangladesh has a good prospect in tourism but she is yet to be developed in this field. Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation has been trying to develop tourism and to attract more and more tourists. The Parjatan Corporation has already sit up some motels at Cox’s Bazar, Chitagong Rangamati and Bogra for the convenience of the tourists, It has been trying to take such other steps as would encourage mire and more tourists to visit our country.

Cox' Bazar

Tiger (Sundarban )

Though Bangladesh is an ideal land for the tourists, much is yet to be done to develop tourism in Bangladesh. More comfortable and inexpensive motels and rest houses have to be built for the tourists. Above all our tourist attraction have to be given wider publicity at home and abroad. We must make a tourist’s visit to our country rewarding and worth remembering. Then tourism will turn into a profit earning industry for our country.