Dhaka travel mart postponed for coronavirus
This year's edition of Dhaka Travel Mart, a travel and tourism fair which attracts a large number of participants from abroad, has been postponed due to fears over the spread of coronavirus.
US-Bangla Airlines Dhaka Travel Mart 2020 was scheduled to begin in the capital from March 12 and a fresh date will be announced once the situation improves, says a statement. The virus has killed more than 2,800 people and infected more than 84,000 since late December.
"In 17 years of history of the travel mart, we have never encountered such a situation in the past, which could deter us in holding the event on due date," Kazi Wahidul Alam, editor of The Bangladesh Monitor, a travel publication which organises the event.
"But the present situation is beyond anybody's control. To us health and safety of our valued partners, participants, visitors from home and abroad are of topmost priority, hence we can't take any risk," he added
Around 100 participants from Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, India and Bangladesh had already registered to participate, the statement added.
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