Don't collect entry fee at Jaflong: Minister

Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmed has requested the deputy commissioner of Sylhet to stop taking entry fees from the tourists at the popular and natural tourist spot of Jaflong under Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet.

The minister issued a letter to the deputy commissioner in this regard. 

The lawmaker also wanted to know the legal procedures of fixing entry fees, their collection, and uses, introduced by the district tourism committee.

Acknowledging the letter, Sylhet Deputy Commissioner (DC) Mozibor Rahman said they have already taken the decision not to collect any entry fee from the tourists until the next meeting of the district tourism committee to visit Jaflong.

He, however, couldn’t tell the schedule of the next meeting. 

People of various sections had been criticizing the ticketing system at the tourist spot. This issue came into a discussion on Thursday after an attack on some tourists by the volunteers who worked for the authority.