The government earned Tk 20 million from the Sundarbans tourism, according to Divisional Forest Officer (west) Boshirul Al Mamun. The complaints mostly include food and accommodation, adequate security, supply of fresh water and booking complications at the forest department. Jasmine Nahar, teacher of a kindergarten school in Dhaka, told benews24.com she had plans to visit the Sundarbans but cancelled the trip due to booking complications. Mazharul Islam Kochi, managing director of Ever Green Tours and Travels Ltd, expressed concerns over the inadequate security at the Sundarbans. There is a crisis of fresh water.”A Tk 250 million project has been proposed to revamp the Sundarbans tourism, forest conservator Md Moinuddin Khan said.

Source: bd News24 January 16, 2020 13:30 UTC