DHAKA: Lonelyplanet.com, in a recent report, has ranked Bangladesh 7th in their list of the top 10 places for affordable adventures.

The report of Lonely Planet-a large travel guide book publisher, is showcases the best-in-value travel destinations for 2019.

Their guidebooks are usually aimed at backpackers and other low-cost travelers seeking to explore the world.

Affordable adventures ranking introduces Bangladesh as the world's 8th most populated country, which has cities of various ethnic people,  having Asia’s longest sea beach-namely Cox's Bazar,  and the mangroves and wild tigers of Sundarbans-the world’s largest mangrove forest. 

The country has always been an inexpensive destination for travelers, and Unesco World Heritage sites are waiting to be discovered, it said.

The report also described Bagerhat, a district in South-western Bangladesh, as a historic city which has an open-air museum, and other Unesco sites include where the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers meet, as well as the atmospheric Buddhist ruins at Paharpur.

The report comes to a conclusion mentioning that visitors are a rarity almost everywhere else; giving Bangladesh an "out there" feeling that is harder to find in many neighboring countries.

Egypt's Southern Nile Valley topped the rankings, followed by city of Lodz in Poland. 

However, none of Bangladesh's neighbors - India, Myanmar, and Pakistan - were mentioned in the report

Bangladesh government has taken different initiatives to attract international tourists as well as to raise awareness among the locals on tourism's actual and potential contribution to sustainable development.

BDST: 1559 HRS, OCT 24, 2018

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