Malaysian minister woos tourists from Bangladesh
Star Business Report
Visiting Malaysian Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor yesterday invited Bangladeshi tourists to visit his country in 2007 as the Southeast Asian state is going to celebrate its 50 years of independence.The minister said, "We are organising many gala events to mark the golden jubilee in 2007. We invite you to visit Malaysia and enjoy the programmes that we are planning to arrange for tourists from across the world". He also said Malaysia's national carrier will offer attractive packages with reduced fare. The minister was speaking at a press conference at a hotel in Dhaka yesterday as part of the campaign titled 'Visit Malaysia Year-2007'. Mansor said Malaysia is a country of cultural diversity and visitors can enjoy the true and complete culture of Asia. "We hope about 40,000 tourists from Bangladesh will visit Malaysia this year," the minister said adding that a total of 29,000 Bangladeshi tourists visited Malaysia last year. Abdul Malek Bin Abdul Aziz, Malaysian high commissioner in Dhaka was also present at the press conference.
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