Mr Horiguchi emphasised on the development of our domestic tourism. Needless to say, culturally rich and attractive sites like the Sundarbans, Paharpur, Cox's Bazar beach etc remain as unattractive as ever. There are some initiatives both in the private and the government sector to lure people to the spots, but they are hardly satisfactory. Lack of security, traffic discipline and most importantly tourist friendly arrangements have largely contributed to the disinterest in domestic travelling. Though recently domestic travelling has been witnessing a boost especially during the long holiday periods, stories of tourists facing innumerable problems are also abound. Here the government as well as the private sector could play the most vital role.

If the domestic tourism could be improved, the infrastructure would automatically improve too, encouraging the foreign tourists to visit Bangladesh more. Not only that, foreign investors would then see the potential in our tourism sector and probably show more interest to tap the market. In this respect the government should give special attention to those who want to invest in this particular sector. We don't have to go far for success stories. Tourism in our neighbours like India and Thailand have been contributing significantly in their economic growths. Similarly our historical and cultural heritage along with the natural beauty should not get wasted. First of all we have to project a tourism friendly image to the outside world, secondly we have to provide security and all the facilities a tourist requires and lastly it's time we gave it a serious thought that a boom in the tourism industry could also boost our economy to a greater strength.