Dhaka, Aug. 5 -- The Ministry of Commerce has dissolved the Executive Committee of the Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh (ATAB), citing alleged failure to operate the organization properly. Additionally, Motakabbir Ahmed, Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, has been appointed as the administrator of ATAB. This decision has shocked ATAB members, who claim that the reasons cited in the official order are false, fabricated, and baseless.
In a statement signed by ATAB Secretary General Afsia Jannat Saleh on Monday, the organization expressed its strong protest against the Ministry's actions.
The statement clarified that the current ATAB committee was elected through a legitimate voting process, not through any illegal means...