Tourism fair kicks off in Ctg today

Chittagong should be the tourism capital of Bangladesh alongside the commercial capital, Akhtaruz Zaman Khan Kabir, chief executive officer of Bangladesh Tourism Board, said yesterday.
Kabir spoke at a press conference co-organised by The Bangladesh Monitor and BTB on the occasion of a three-day 'Tourism Carnival' starting in the port city today.
Kabir said the real products of tourism in Chitta-gong are yet to be identified properly, although there are a lot of those here and the BTB has taken an initiative to identify those.
He said the government has decided to give a tax waiver for investment in tourism and also declare the area from Inani to Teknaf in Cox's Bazar as a tourist zone.
Chittagong is abundant with most of the ingredients of tourism, said Kazi Wahidul Alam, editor of The Bangladesh Monitor.
He said development of Chittagong is necessary for the development of Bangladesh in true sense.
Different airlines, tour operators, hotels, motels and various other travel related service providers will take part in the three-day event with special offers of discounted fares and packages at home and abroad during the fair, he said, adding that the fair is open to public from 10am to 8pm everyday for free.