Dhaka, Jan. 16 -- The year 2020 has come. But no effort to implement the recommendations, contained in a plan titled as "Bangladesh Tourism Vision 2020" has been made.

Like numbers of other past tourism development plans and recommendations, this plan, which is still very much relevant and appropriate guideline for tourism development in the country, suffered neglect. Initiated by Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC)-the then national tourism organisation (NTO) - and prepared nearly two decades ago in 2002, the plan was designed to find ways and means to develop tourism industry of Bangladesh in a realistic and pragmatic manner.

The Vision aims at contributing to overall development of the country in terms of job creation, poverty redu...