TEA HEAVEN RESORT (SREEMANGAL): Banglanews Editor-in-Chief Alamgir Hossain in his concluding speech said that the newsportal will always uphold the possibilities of tourism in Sylhet region.
He made this assertion at a special discussion on the prospects and problems of tourism in greater Sylhet held at Tea Heaven Resort in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar district on Sunday morning (July 24).
‘The region blessed with the presence of 360 saints has a lot of possibilities in the tourism sector. Banglanews will present the immense possibilities as well as the hindrances in flourishing tourism in this region enriched with haor-baor and tea gardens.’
Mentioning the monsoon as a suitable time for Sylhet tour, the editor-in-chief said that the region shows its beauty during rainy season. ‘The tea gardens become greener as well as the wetlands become more attractive.’
However, civil aviation and tourism minister Rashed Khan Menon was present here as chief guest.
Earlier, Banglanews senior output editor Zakaria Mondol and assistant output editor Ashif Aziz conducted a presentation on the reports published recently by banglanews on Sylhet tourist spots through a projector.
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 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 were also present here.
Banglanews24.com’s editor-in-chief Alamgir Hossain chaired the discussion while head of news Mahmood Menon and Lifestyle editor Sharmina Islam conducted the event.
Sreemangal Inn, Tea Heaven Resort, Nirvana Inn and Ispahani sponsored the program.
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** Alamgir Hossain for placing complete proposal on Tourism
