A seminar on ‘Developing Tourism and Hospitality Industry in Bangladesh: Scoping the Role of Banking & Financial Institutions’ was held today April 28, 2019 at Prof. Dr. Mohammad Habibullah Conference Hall at the Faculty of Business Studies of Dhaka University (DU). The Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management of DU organized this seminar.
Presided over by Departmental Chairman Dr. M. Badruzzaman Bhuiyan the seminar was addressed by State Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism Md. Mahbub Ali, MP as chief guest and Dean of DU Faculty of Business Studies Prof. Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam and Managing Director of Rupali Bank Limited Md. Ataur Rahman Prodhan as special guests. Deparmental Assistant Professor Mohammad Shoeb-Ur-Rahman presented the key-note paper in the seminar. The function was also addressed by Prof. Dr. Md. Afjal Hossain and Prof. Dr. Mojib Uddin Ahmed of the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management of DU as guests of honor.
Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism Md. Mahbub Ali MP said, Bangladesh has enormous potentials at tourism sector. This industry has huge opportunities to create employment. Banking and Financial sectors must play a vital role to develop tourism industry and thus contribute to development of Bangladesh economy. The teachers, researchers and students of DU Tourism and Hospitality Management Department would come forward with guidelines to develop tourism and hospitality industries in Bangladesh, he hoped.
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(Mahmood Alam)
Director (Acting)
Public Relations Office
University of Dhaka
A seminar on ‘Developing Tourism and Hospitality Industry in Bangladesh: Scoping the Role of Banking & Financial Institutions’ was held under the auspices of the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management today April 28, 2019 at Prof. Dr. Mohammad Habibullah Conference Hall at DU Faculty of Business Studies. State Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism Md. Mahbub Ali, MP attended it as chief guest while Dean of DU Faculty of Business Studies Prof. Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam and MD of Rupali Bank Limited Md. Ataur Rahman Prodhan were present as special guests. Departmental Chairman Dr. M. Badruzzaman Bhuiyan presided over the seminar. (PC: DU PRO)