Dhaka, Sept. 27 -- Tourism initiatives would further enhance Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's several rural development efforts to provide urban amenities in the villages, said M Mahbub Ali, State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism at a virtual conference today.

"We are working relentlessly to create tourism friendly environment as well as involve marginalised community in the hospitality sector to promote community-based tourism in the country," he said.

Bangladesh Tourism Board (BTB) organised the discussion celebrating the World Tourism Day today with the global theme 'Tourism and Rural Development'.

The state minister mentioned that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has already taken a number of epoch-making steps for rural developme...