Tourism Potentiality & Development of Bangladesh: Applicability of Pragmatic Governmental Management Policy

Abstract

Tourism is one of the fastest arising and undivided largest industries in the world. The contribution of tourism industry in the global as well as individual perspective is really astonishing. Many countries in the world depend upon tourism as a main source of foreign exchange earnings. The increasing trend of tourist arrivals and earnings is extending. In 2005, the world tourist arrivals rose to 808 million (Gunn, 1994). This continued growth in tourism business throughout the world is encouraging and nations are becoming more concerned to attract more tourists to their own destinations and trying to promote this sector as a major source for the economic development of the nation. In addition to this perspectivethis paper intends to assess and evaluate the existing potentiality and development of tourism industry of Birisiri (Netrokona District) of Bangladesh and also the applicability of pragmatic governmental management policy from various changing urgency.