Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- In the last decade, the country has seen a huge surge in the movement of local tourists. Significant improvement in communications and comfortable transportation services, introduced mostly by the private sector, are instrumental in boosting tourist activities.

But most of the tourists thronged a handful of destinations like Cox'sBazar and Sajek. And in the peak seasons, these popular destinations cannot cope with onrush of tourists as infrastructural and logistical support are limited in these places. Naturally, it causes huge sufferings for the tourists and often many of them have to spend nights under open sky.

One of the solutions to this problem is to explore and promote new tourist destinations. One of those, for...