In a Facebook post on May 18 this year, Abed Ali, a former Public Service Commission (PSC) driver recently arrested for alleged in leaking questions of government job exams, wrote, "I laid the foundation stone of our new hotel today. Hotel Sun Marina, Kuakata

In Bangladesh, the peak season for the tourism and hospitality sector begins in September and continues until March. And the upcoming long weekend is going to provide an initial boost to the sector, with operators in major holiday destinations coming up with various offers.

Hotels and motels of Kuakata, one of the country's top tourist attractions located in Patuakhali, are offering a 50 percent discount marking World Tourism Day on September 27

Here are just 5 of the places you can choose to stay if you are making plans to visit Kuakata this year.

Kuakata beach has become a popular destination for tourists during the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday.

Tourism business in Kuakata is expected to be booming during this Eid holiday as the most of the rooms in 130 residential hotels and motels have been booked already.

Police have recovered the bodies of two tourists from two separate residential hotels at Kuakata beach.