For a country that has the world's largest mangrove forest, the port of Chittagong, sandy beach Cox’s Bazar, the beautiful Teknaf peninsula and eye-catching Saint Martin Island, sea tourism can help beat the COVID-19 blues by generating billions of dollars. All that is needed is an integrated initiative to connect these popular destinations through marine terminals, according to experts.

 "Bangladesh has huge potential in the sea tourism sector. We just need an integrated initiative that will help the country generate robust economic growth," Dr Md Kawser Ahmed, professor of the oceanography department at Dhaka University, told UNB.

"We can earn billions of dollars through sea tourism if the Sundarbans, Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Teknaf and Saint Martin Island are connected," he added.

https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2020/10/24/experts-sea-tourism-can-help-bangladesh-beat-covid-19-blues