This is a funny statement. Khaleda lost power 15 years ago. Even 10 years back, tourism was a very small scale activity. Tourism only became significant only in the last 4-5 years. If you listen these videos I have posted here revealed that, kayaking, night camping, house boating, these activities Bangladeshi people did not know even 3-4 years ago. Five years ago, people only knew about Jaflong, but Ratargul, Sada pathor, bichanakandi, Lalakhal, Tanguar haor was unknown to people. This is only in Sylhet division.
In the past, people used to visit their ancestral home and relatives durring holidays. Tourism was an unknown concept. Only a small, high income people used to go to Cox's Bazar. Now both tourist and tourist spots are exploding. So tourism is a very recent phenomenon in Bangladesh and there is a tremendous scope of growth in this sector.