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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said she expected about 1mn Chinese tourists will visit Buddhist Heritage sites in the country in 2016, which is declared as tourism year.
“We sought Chinese co-operation for welcoming 1mn Chinese tourists targeting the Tourism Year 2016,” Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon told press after a meeting with ambassadors of different Buddhist-dense countries at the state guest house Padma in the capital Dhaka.
The government will organise a National Buddhist Workshop and International Buddhist Circuit Conference with participation of 13 Buddhist-populated countries in the capital from October 27 aiming at showcasing the Bangladesh Buddhist heritages to the foreigners for further flourishing overall tourism.
The conference, organised by the civil aviation and tourism ministry in collaboration with the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), will be participated by UNWTO secretary general Taleb Rifai along with high officials from China, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal, India and Sri Lanka.
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