Organizer(s)
Jointly organized by Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute (BFTI), Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management,San Diego residential drug treatment, University of Dhaka and Bangladesh Tourism Board (BTB).

Guests:

Chief Guest: Mr. Ghulam Muhammed Quader, MP
Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of Commerce
Government of Peoples Republic of Bangladesh.

Special Guest:

Mr. Muhammad Faruk Khan, MP
Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism
Government of Peoples Republic of Bangladesh.

Special Guest:

Professor A A M S Arefin Siddique, PhD
Hon’ble Vice Chancellor
University of Dhaka

Guest of Honor:

Dr. Md. Mozibur Rahman, PhD
CEO, Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute
Mr. Akhtaruz Zaman Khan Kabir
CEO, Bangladesh Tourism Board
Professor Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam
Dean, Faculty of Business Studies
University of Dhaka

Chair:

Professor Mojib Uddin Ahmed, Ph.D
Chairman, Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management
University of Dhaka.

Keynote Speaker:

Md. Shoaib Akhtar
Research Associate
Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute

Authors of the paper:

•    Md. Shoaib Akhtar
•    Mohammad Farhad
•    Samina Ali
•    Professor Mojib Uddin Ahmed, Ph.D

Participants

Around 250 participants from public and private sectors, think tanks, research organizations and print and electronic media took part in the event.

Content

The seminar was inaugurated with address of welcome by the Session Chair Professor Mojib Uddin Ahmed, Ph.D, Chairman, Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, University of Dhaka. Md. Shoaib Akhtar, Research Associate, Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute (BFTI) presented the paper “Tourism Bangladesh: Opportunities and Challenges”. Ms. Samina Ali presented a multimedia presentation followed by a documentary on tourism.  Muhammad Faruk Khan, MP, Hon’ble Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism, expressing his keen interest in the study, requested for further studies in some potential areas of the country’s tourism sector. Mr. Ghulam Muhammed Quader, MP, Hon’ble Minister of Commerce called upon the BFTI and the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, University of Dhaka to remain engaged in suggesting ways and means to face the challenges impeding the growth of tourism in Bangladesh.