AbstractsEconomics

Bangladesh is known as a developing country in the South Asia region and is easily accessible to visit from any other county in the world. Tourism in Bangladesh has been considered as an emerging sector. This sector is still not widely exposed but the tourism industry is known as the most growing sector. Bangladesh contains more than sixteen popular tourist spots and for many facts and reasons Bangladesh has a strong position in tourism for its natural beauty, flora and fauna, rivers and lakes, sea beaches, forests etc. A pollution free environment and cost effective transportation as well as its rich history and heritage add an extra point to enrich this sector. The main aim of the thesis was to point out the Eco-tourism practice for developing sustainability in the tourism sector of Bangladesh. How the ecotourism and sustainable tourism play a vital role for developing the county’s economy as well as the image. In this thesis the theoretical concept of ecotourism and sustainable tourism are also described. In this thesis the data were initially collected from secondary data by the Bangladesh Tourism Corporation and some Bangladesh Government internet publication as well as Bangladeshi people living in Finland. After this research, the author found that there should be needed much more activity and by the government, tourism development organization as well as the people. Moreover, to develop sustainability in ecotourism everybody should be aware and work together to receive tourists