Bangladesh eyes $1b from tourism

[Roybot]

Why do people drink phensydyl then?

 

[Avisheik]

Why do people drink phensydyl then?

Alcohol is only sold in hotels and Pubs(only available for middle or high class of bd society)

 

[Roybot]

Alcohol is only sold in hotels and Pubs(only available for middle or high class of bd society)

Bit unfair

So it is illegal for poor people, but legal for the rich?

 

[Avisheik]

Bit unfair

So it is illegal for poor people, but legal for the rich?

Its basically demand and supply. Demand is low in bangladesh, so only sold in hotels and pubs. But i think hotels also sell them to poor people, provided they have money to pay for them

 

[integra]

Its basically demand and supply. Demand is low in bangladesh, so only sold in hotels and pubs. But i think hotels also sell them to poor people, provided they have money to pay for them

For them the colourful spell is "Tari and panta"

Anyways you guys are going off-topic, it's about tourism potential right?

Some more pics and ideas are welcome.

 

[farhan_9909]

bangladesh is beautifull

 

[extra terrestrial]

Thing thats on my mind for some days is that we have lots of places of tourism interest but there are only 3 world heritage sites in Bangladesh! The criteria for which a site can be stated as world heritage site are

Cultural criteria
(i) "represents a masterpiece of human creative genius"
(ii) "exhibits an important interchange of human values, over a span of time, or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning, or landscape design"
(iii) "bears a unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared"
(iv) "is an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural, or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates a significant stage in human history"
(v) "is an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture, or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change"
(vi) "is directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance"
[edit]Natural criteria
(vii) "contains superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance"
(viii) "is an outstanding example representing major stages of Earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features"
(ix) "is an outstanding example representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems, and communities of plants and animals"
(x) "contains the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation"

Sites must be of "outstanding universal value" and meet at least one of the ten criteria. Cox's Bazar Sea Beach can easily meet at least one of the criteria but still its not listed, Mahasthangarh dates to at least the 3rd century BC, Wari-Bateshwar dates to 450 BC (believed to be the first market in the world to use coinage), Noapara-Ishanchandranagar dates to the 7th century but only Somapura Mahavihara is designated as the world heritage site which dates to 8th century!

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The tentative lists of Bangladesh for world heritage sites are

Halud Vihara
Jaggadala Vihara
Lalbagh Fort
Mahansthangarh and its Environs
The Lalmai-Mainamati Group of monuments