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Advocate Md. Nuruzzaman Khokan is Managing Director, Dream Square Resort. The modern resort is situated in Mawna in Gazipur, Dhaka. Though he has occupied a well established position in Bangladesh as an income tax lawyer, Nuruzzaman has contributed a major and prime role to establish and develop the tourism sector. Leaving his profession behind, advocate Md. Nuruzzaman has established Dream Square Resort with his personal life time financial resources for the welfare of both economic developments of our country as well as the tourism sector.
People who long to evade the turmoil and monotony of the busy urban life and relax in the minds of the aesthetic beauties of nature can find this resort an ideal spot. Md. Nuruzzaman had established Dream Square Resort in the year 2013. The primary theme of the resort is to perceive with pleasure and gaiety the magnificent beauties of Nature. This resort has been constructed on 50 acre land and has 100 well-decorated rooms. It is exquisite flexible design along with four star facilities. Each and every room with environment friendly design is highly impressive.
The Dream Square Managing Director stated that the green splendid beauties of nature are our greatest assets. Some beautiful places in Bangladesh deserve to be mentioned. These has included Cox’sbazar, Sundarban, Rangamati tea gardens of Sylhet, Khagrachari, Bandarban and many more that attract tourists immensely. For the purpose of development of tourism, the government needs to take the initiative to improve the communication system. Construction of only a main road in a tourist place is insufficient.
At the same time, along with the tourism establishment, the connecting roads must be constructed properly so that the tourists arriving from remote places by car can arrive at the spot smoothly.
In a query about the tourists in Dream Square Resort, Nuruzzaman replied that some of them are local as well as many are also foreign tourists. Dream Square has been a favourite and popular spot for foreign tourists. When questioned about the security system in the resort, Nuruzzaman stated that we have well-trained security forces, 24 hours CCTV monitoring; there is high watch tower from where the entire resort can be viewed.
When asked about the modern facilities of Dream Square Resort, the tourism entrepreneur confidently, we have 24 hours generator service. When the electricity goes off, the generator starts to operate within 5 seconds. Furthermore, there are CC Camera throughout the entire resort, free Wi-Fi-Zone, Swimming Pool, Gym, Billiard, Sauna, Steam bath, table tennis, a massive green play ground where one can play games such as soccer, cricket, volley ball and badminton; there is a lawn to play tennis, several other advantages include complimentary breakfast, free car parking, light security, day-long package, cable T.V, telephone, air conditioned rooms, barbecue light, restaurant, modern conference hall, banquet hall, digital movie theatre, laundry, green eco-park, fishing, campfire, green seasonal fresh fruits from the gardens of this amazing resort. We provide certain complimentary facilities to our guests such as welcome drinks, mineral water, complimentary tea, coffee, local telephone call advantage, daily newspaper and hair dryer. Thus it can be stated that our guests can get access to in numeral facilities, thus living in comfort and luxury. As regards the room facilities, Nuruzzaman furhter stated, we have chartered room, Deluxe Room, Deluxe twin bed, deluxe room triple bed, superior room, premium room, executive room, junior suite room. Moreover, we have a garden restaurant whe4re zoo people can be entertained at one time. This restaurant serves continental Indian, Thai, Chinese as ell as local food according to the taste and requirements of the guests. Apart from this, for the purpose of orfficial meetings, there are several facilities including a projector. It is such an aesthetically beautiful landscape that must won the hearts of tourists within a short time.
The tourism entrepreneur further said that tourism is a significant means to acquire foreign currency that in turn, plays a predominant role in developing our country’s economy. But in spite of our tremendous contribution to the tourism sector, we have to pay 15% VAT. Furthermore from our net profit we have to pay till 30% tax. Our responsibilities are as dynamic leaders and directors of resorts on the outskirts of Dhaka and we have to pay tax-vat that contributes in a major way towards the development of this industry.
What role does tourism play in the sphere of our country’s employment? To this Nuruzzaman replied that innumerable people have been granted employment through tourism. There are tourism related departments in Dhaka University and several universities from where students emerging successful are getting jobs in our country as well as overseas. Few more training centers relating to tourism are indispensable from where the young generation can acquire training and eventually attain tourism related jobs in tourism related institutions.