Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Choudhury has stressed the early operationalisation of the BBIN Motor Vehicle Agreement for greater sub-regional connectivity.
She hoped that once the construction of the Buddhist monastery funded by the Bangladesh government is completed, it will boost religious tourism.
The Speaker of the parliament stressed initiating a Parliamentary Group on Bangladesh-Nepal relations while interacting with a high-level parliamentary delegation from Nepal, led by Dr. Arzu Rana, Chair of the Agriculture, Cooperatives, and Natural Resources Committee.
The delegation is visiting Bangladesh to learn about Bangladesh’s success stories in Agriculture, especially achieving self-sufficiency in food and see some agriculture projects in Bangladesh, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
During the interaction, the Speaker noted that the two countries can cooperate with each other in sectors like power, connectivity and tourism to further strengthen the relations.
The delegation started their official program in Bangladesh by paying tribute to the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, at the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi-32, Dhaka.
During the visit, they mentioned that Bangladesh is lucky to have such a charismatic leader like Bangabandhu.
Following their visit to the memorial, the delegation met the Standing Committee on the Ministry of Agriculture of Bangladesh Parliament.
The delegation was briefed about the tremendous success achieved in the agriculture sector of Bangladesh.
Both sides stressed on sharing and exchange of ideas and best practices in the agriculture sector.
In the afternoon, the parliamentary delegation called on Md Shahriar Alam, state minister for Foreign Affairs, at the Ministry.
They discussed various areas of cooperation to further strengthen the bilateral relations.
The discussion focused on power, and connectivity, among others.
The visiting delegation appreciated the current government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for making phenomenal socio-economic progress during the last 14 years.
The delegation called on Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque, the Minister for Agriculture.
The two sides emphasised scientific expertise sharing and facilitating technology transfer for bolstering agricultural cooperation between the two nations.
The delegation would visit places like Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC), Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), SAARC Agriculture Center (SAC), Bangladesh Seed Association (BSA) as well as various agriculture projects in Bangladesh in the next couple of days.
The delegation would depart Dhaka on October 7, 2023.
