A 13-member Bangladesh chapter of the World Tourism Network (WTN) has been formed with HM Hakim Ali, owner of Hotel Agrabad Ltd., as its president.
Mr Ali is also the president of Bangladesh International Hotel Association (BIHA).
The World Tourism Network is the long-overdue voice of small and medium-sized travel and tourism businesses around the world.
"By uniting our efforts, we bring to the forefront the needs and aspirations of small and medium-sized businesses and their stakeholders," the WTN said in a press release.
The WTN provides opportunities and essential networking for its members in more than 120 countries.
Other office-bearers of the newly formed committee are MN Karim and Mehedi Amin -- Vice Presidents; Syed Ghulam Qadir -- Secretary General; Taslim Amin Shovon -- Jt Secretary General; and Syed Ghulam Mohammed, Syed Mahbubul Islam, Abdullah Al-Kafi, Mohammad Irad Ali, Nazrul Islam, Ahmed Hossain, Ariful Haque, and Sohail Majid -- Directors.
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