TEA HEAVEN RESORT (SREEMANGAL): Moulvibazar additional deputy commissioner (ADC) Mohammad Mashooqur Rahman Sikdar demanded a tourism institute for unlocking the potentials of the sector in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar district.

He made this demand while addressing a special discussion on the prospects and problems of tourism in greater Sylhet.

The discussion has started at Tea Heaven Resort in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar district at 10:00am on Sunday (July 24).

Terming Sreemangal one of the major tourist destinations in the country, the ADC put emphasis on the overall development in the area.

Banglanews senior output editor Zakaria Mondol and assistant output editor Ashif Aziz presented the reports published by banglanews on Sylhet tourist spots using a projector.

Civil aviation and tourism minister Rashed Khan Menon is present here as chief guest.

Senior assistant super of Moulvibazar tourist police AKM Mosharraf Hossain, Sreemangal upazila nirbahi officer (acting) Biswajit Kumar Paul, Sreemangal police station OC M Mahbubur Rahman, Tea Heaven Resort managing director Sultan M Idris Ledu and director Abu Siddique Mohammad Musa and Sreemangal Inn’s chairman Mosayed Ali have attended the discussion.

Besides, Sreemangal press club general secretary M Idris Ali, Sreemangal union parishad chairman Bhanulal Roy, Climate-Resilient Ecosystems and Livelihoods (CREL) communication officer Obaidul Fatah Tanvir and high-ups of local administration, forest department, and representatives of tourism related government and non-government offices also are present here.

Banglanews24.com’s editor-in-chief Alamgir Hossain is presiding over the discussion while head of news Mahmood Menon and Lifestyle editor Sharmina Islam are moderating.

Sreemangal Inn, Tea Heaven Resort, Nirvana Inn and Ispahani are the sponsors of the program.

BDST: 1258 HRS, JUL 24, 2016
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