Presentation slide on tourism sector in Bangladesh .

1. Employability Skills
Prepared for- Marshall Hall

2. Tourist Attractions in Bangladesh
Presented by:
Moazzem Khan
Emdadul Haque
Mohammad Tarequzzaman
Israt Jahan
Md Masud Rana

3. Overview of Tourism Industry
• Has become one of the foreign currency earner industry
• This industry created about 800,000 jobs which is almost
1.4% of the total employment
• Expected to contribute 5.7% of GDP or $998.2 million
Percentage of Total Export Earning
2008 - .43
2009 - .45
2010 - .48

4. SWOT Analysis of Tourism Industry
Strengths
1. World’s longest beach
2. Best quality of service at reasonable price
3. Unique forest like Sundarbans
4. Security is very strict
Weaknesses
1. Cannot utilize all the tourist attractions
2. Limited capital
3. Lack of transport facility
4. Lack of modern technology
Opportunity
1. Number of natural attractions are there to
develop
2. Government Support
3. Climate of Bangladesh is attractive for tourists
4. South-Asia is already known as a place for
tourist, so no need for extensive marketing
Threats
1. Political instability
2. Natural disasters
3. Weak implementation of development policies
4. Corruption of the officials

5. Cox’s Bazar
• Laboni Beach, Kolatoli Beach, Inani Beach
• St. Martin, Mahesh Khali, Sonadia Dip
• Himchori
• Radar Station

6. Sundarbans
• Largest mangrove forests in the world (140,000 ha)
• Inscribed as a world heritage site in 1987
• Home of Royal Bengal Tiger
• Famous for collecting Sundari wood, honey and beeswax

7. Chittagong Hill Tracts
• Combination of hills, jungle, river, lake and
land
• Only hilly area of Bangladesh
• 50% of the people are tribal people
• Visitors can experience the tribal lifestyle

8. Sylhet District
• Tea gardens with rubber trees
• Hill station in the border
• Shahjalal Dhorga
• Madhabkunda waterfall

9. Lalbagh Fort
• An incomplete 17th century Mughal fort complex
• Square shaped water tank
• The tomb of Bibi Pari
• Diwan-i-Aam is a two storeyed building

10. Ahsan Manzil
• One of the most significant architectural
monuments of Bangladesh
• Official residential palace and seat of
the Dhaka Nawab Family
• Construction of this palace was started in
1859 and was completed in 1872
• Enjoy the feeling of the lifestyle of the
Nawabs of Dhaka

11. Mahasthangarh
• One of the earliest urban archaeological sites
• Mentioned in a Sanskrit text of the 13th century
• Located 11 km (6.8 mi) north of Bogra
• Things to notice: Coins, Ceramics, Sculpter, Terracota Plaques

12. Shat-Gambuj
Mosque
• Largest mosque in Bangladesh
• Most impressive Muslim monument
• The mosque has 77 squat domes
• One of the world heritage sites
• Situated near Sundarbans

13.  Tourists must need to apply for visa for entry
 The best time to travel in Bangladesh is in Winter
season from October to February
 Currency in £ is £1 = BDT 120
 Daily budget for meals: Low cost £5, Mid-Range £7- £12
and Highest £50 to upwards

14. Travelling Route Internal
River: Launch and boat service in
over 250 rivers and Bay of Bengal
Bus: Through Bus you can travel
anywhere in Bangladesh.
Train: Bangladesh has got very good
service in train journey through
whole Bangladesh.
Air: Domestic Air Service is very
time effective to go to all major
cities in Bangladesh.

15. Accommodation
 Accommodation service
maintains international
standard
 Got five star hotels
 All major cities have the Hotel
service for the international
tourist
 Has some luxury resorts
 For accommodation Info-Visit:
www.booking.com

16. Expenses
ROOM CATEGORY RACK RATES
Standard Single/Double US$ 141
Executive Single/Double US$ 148
Deluxe Single/Double US$ 170
Junior Suite Single/Double US$ 196
Executive Suite
Single/Double
US$ 230
Deluxe Suite Single/Double US$ 281
Extra Bed US$ 15
Meal Rates
Breakfast-Buffet
Luncheon-Buffet
Dinner-Buffet
US$ 8
US$ 10
US$ 15

17. Conclusion
•Potentiality
•Govt. needs to step up

18. Thank you for being with us

20. Finally, We would like to invite you all to
our beautiful Bangladesh.