The New Nation - Internet Edition

A certificate awarding programme was organised at the end of five (5) day training course on "Tour Management for Tour Operators" by DCCI Business Institute (081) on the 24th July at its own premises. Al-haj Mohammad Sharfuddin, Director, the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI), graced the closing ceremony as the chief guest.

In his address, the chief guest said that tourism is an important & potential sector of growth for Bangladesh. He added that Bangladesh is one of the few countries in the world which has many natural tourism sites in Cox's-Bazar, Sylhet, Rangamati, Sundarbans etc. He informed that our neighboring countries, like India, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Sri Lanka etc. have gone ahead of Bangladesh in this regard and earning huge valuable foreign exchange. He also informed that the travel & tourism industry has an aura of glamour & excitement around it. It has emerged as the fastest growing industry, contributing to 10% of the world's economy, which makes it the single largest industry. That is why, it is the right time to build up and expand the tourism industry in Bangladesh. He emphasised on building and expanding the tourism industry in Bangladesh and to increase the GDP growth. He laid emphasis on learning proper techniques, knowledge of tour management for tour operators which are needed for smooth running of tourism business organisations effectively and competitively. Experienced Resource Persons from tour industry Taufiq Rahman, Sayed Ghulam Qadir, Faruque Hasan, A. B. M. Ashraful Haque, Abul Hasan Khan, Habib Anwar Pasha, Masud Hossain and Shahid Hamid conducted the training. .