In an attempt to further boot bilateral tourism potential Tripura Tourism Development Corporation in collaboration with other stakeholders will organize a three-day long India-Bangladesh Tourism Festival from April 17. This is the second such event. While all the tourism spots of the state –especially those linked with 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War –would come into the ambit of the festival, the main programme will be held at Agartala Ujjayanta Palace premises.
Tourism Minister Pranajit Singha Roy personally monitoring the preparation of the festival, sources said.
The first such festival was held in February 21 in 2020. But due to Covid situations for the last two years the festival could not be held.
Tour operators, hotel owners, tourism officials, freedom fighters, artists, writers, intellectuals and others are expected to attend the three days long festival to be organized by the Tripura Tourism Development department.
Various cultural organizations including tour operators from North-East India and tour operators from West Bengal were invited to the festival at Agartala.
Featuring the prominent artists from both countries of India and Bangladesh, a mega cultural programme will be held in the inaugural session of the tourism festival on April 17. In order to make this festival a success, a colorful rally will be held in Agartala on April 17 at 8 am with the representatives of the two countries. Traditional food festival will also be organized at the main entrance of the palace.
On April 18, the tour operators from Bangladesh, North-East India and West Bengal are scheduled to visit important tourist destinations in the state, especially India-Bangladesh Maitri Uddan at Belonia, Neermahal, Sepahijala and Udaipur. On the other hand, tour operators, hotel owners and tourism officials of the two countries will meet on April 19 at the auditorium of Gitanjali Tourist Residence for the purpose of expanding the tourism industry and trade between the two countries.
