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Connectivity, trade to dominate Bangladesh-Nepal talks A preferential trade agreement, which the two countries have already agreed on, could be signed Trade and connectivity – issues that have been prioritised in the ongoing bilateral discussions with visiting South Asian leaders – could be high on the agenda at the Bangladesh-Nepal talks as well, said diplomatic sources. During her visit, Nepalese President Bidya Devi Bhandari will hold talks with her Bangladeshi counterpart Abdul Hamid on various bilateral issues, including enhancing trade and connectivity. Bidya Devi is due to arrive in Dhaka this morning on a two-day state visit to attend the ongoing celebrations marking Bangabandhu's birth centenary and the golden jubilee of Bangladesh's independence. This will be the first visit of a Nepalese president to Bangladesh. Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said some agreements or memorandums of understanding are expected to be signed in the presence of the presidents of the two countries. Once those are signed, cultural exchange, trade relations, and tourism between the two nations will be strengthened, he said. Diplomatic sources said a preferential trade agreement (PTA) could be signed if everything goes well. The two countries have already agreed on this and discussed its various aspects at length. Nepal has lately been emphasising increasing connectivity and trade with Bangladesh through facilitating air, road, and rail communications. The Himalayan nation is also keen to boost tourism, energy, and trade of various products between the two countries. These issues may come up during the bilateral talks, sources said. An analysis of the diplomatic talks between Nepal and Bangladesh over the past few years shows that the former wants to further enhance connectivity, which is now limited to air only. It wants to extend the Dhaka-Kathmandu connectivity to Chattogram and Sylhet. Nepal has been formally discussing air connectivity between Syedpur and Biratnagar since 2016. It raised the issue at the latest trade secretary-level talks between the two countries. Officials of the two countries think the 15-20 minute air travel between Syedpur and Biratnagar will greatly increase connectivity. Although Kakarbhitta in Nepal is connected to the Asian Highway through Banglabandha in Bangladesh, road connectivity between the two countries remains limited due to the complexities of obtaining a third country visa. If the visa issue can be resolved soon, road connectivity between the two countries may be enhanced further. Diplomatic sources said the recently launched rail link with India on the Rohanpur-Singhabad route has opened up new opportunities for freight and passenger train services with Nepal. The rail link can be used to travel to Biratnagar directly from Bangladesh via India. Apart from that, Nepal is now focusing on using Chattogram and Mongla ports as part of reducing its dependence on Kolkata's Haldia port. According to Export Promotion Bureau data, Bangladesh last year exported products worth $38 million to Nepal and imported around $18 million of goods. The major items exported from Bangladesh to landlocked Nepal include agricultural products, jute and jute goods, engineering products, pharmaceutical products, paper and paper board, cotton, chemical products, ceramic products, glass and glassware, and others. On the other hand, Bangladesh mainly imports vegetable products, prepared foodstuff, beverages, spirits and vinegar, tobacco, zinc articles, chemical products, sulphur, lime and cement, man-made staple fibre, and soybean oil from Nepal. President of the Maldives Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa have already participated in the 17-26 March celebrations. Bilateral talks with them focused on increasing connectivity and trade. Meanwhile, Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering will arrive in Dhaka on 24 March, and Indian Premier Narendra Modi on 26 March. Tour schedule of the Nepalese president President Hamid will receive his Nepalese counterpart upon her arrival at Dhaka airport, according to the schedule of his tentative programmes. After receiving the 21-gun salute, the Nepalese president will be given a guard of honour at the airport. From the airport, she is scheduled to visit the National Martyrs Memorial at Savar to pay tributes to the Liberation War heroes by placing wreaths. She will then visit Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi 32 to pay tributes to Bangladesh's founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the greatest Bengali of all times. Later in the afternoon, she will attend Bangabandhu's birth anniversary celebrations as the guest of honour where Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will receive her. A foreign ministry source said the Nepalese president is scheduled to deliver a statement on the occasion of Bangabandhu's birth centenary. Her entourage members include Nepal's Foreign Affairs Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali and secretaries concerned, as well as senior officials of the foreign ministry, the president's office, and other ministries concerned. She will hold talks with President Hamid at Bangabhaban. Foreign Minister Momen will meet her on Monday. Bidya Devi will attend the state banquet hosted by the president of Bangladesh in her honour. A cultural troupe will also be part of the Nepalese delegation and will render a performance at Bangabandhu's birth centenary celebrations in Dhaka. The Nepalese president is also scheduled to visit the Embassy of Nepal in Dhaka, meet Nepalese nationals in Bangladesh, and attend the luncheon to be hosted in her honour by the ambassador of Nepal to Bangladesh. Bidya Devi will return to Nepal on Tuesday afternoon. Foreign Minister Momen will see her off at the airport.
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गृहपृष्ठ दुई दिने राजकीय भ्रमणका लागि राष्ट्रपति भण्डारी बंगलादेश प्रस्थान दुई दिने राजकीय भ्रमणका लागि राष्ट्रपति भण्डारी बंगलादेश प्रस्थान काठमाडौँ, चैत । राष्ट्रपति विद्यादेवी भण्डारी बंगलादेशको दुई दिने राजकीय भ्रमणका लागि ढाका प्रस्थान गर्नुभएको छ । राष्ट्रपति भण्डारी नेपाल एयरलाइन्सको उडान नम्बर आर ए ००१ मार्फत सोमबार बिहान ८ : ४० बजे त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थलबाट ढाका प्रस्थान गनुृभएको हो । राष्ट्रपति भण्डारीको बिदाइका लागि विमानस्थलमा उपराष्ट्रपति नन्दबहादुर पुन, प्रधानमन्त्री केपी शर्मा ओली, सभामुख अग्निप्रसाद सापकोटा, राष्ट्रिय सभा अध्यक्ष गणेशप्रसाद तिमल्सिना, उपप्रधानमन्त्री ईश्वर पोखरेललगायत उच्च पदस्थ अधिकारी जानुभएको थियो । भण्डारीलाई विमानस्थलमा नेपाली सेनाले सलामी अर्पण गरेको थियो । गणतन्त्र नेपालको राष्ट्रपति स्तरको पहिलो भ्रमण भएकाले बङ्गलादेशमा भव्य स्वागतको तयारी भएको बङ्गलादेशस्थित नेपालका राजदूत डा. वंशीधर मिश्रले जानकारी दिनुभयो । राष्ट्रपति भण्डारीलाई उहाँका समकक्षी हमिदले विमानस्थलमा स्वागत गर्नुहुनेछ । विमानस्थलबाट राष्ट्रपति भण्डारी बङ्गलादेशको शहीद स्मृति पार्क जानुहुनेछ । त्यसपश्चात राष्ट्रपति भण्डारी दिनभरजसो नै बङ्गलादेशका राष्ट्रपिता बङ्गबन्धु शेख मुजिबर रहमानको जन्मशताब्दी समारोह तथा स्वर्ण जयन्ती समारोहमा व्यस्त रहनुहुनेछ । सो क्रममा उहाँले नेपाल–बङ्गलादेश सम्बन्ध तथा बङ्गबन्धुको जन्मशताब्दीका विषयमा सम्बोधन गर्नुहुने कार्यक्रम छ । समारोहमा नेपाली सांस्कृतिक समूहले बङ्गबन्धुको जन्मशताब्दी समारोहमा सांस्कृतिक कार्यक्रम प्रस्तुत गर्नेछन् । उहाँले बङ्गबन्धु स्मृति सङ्ग्रहालयको अवलोकन भ्रमण गर्नुहुनेछ । सोही क्रममा समकक्षी हमिदसँग छुट्टै द्विपक्षीय भेटवार्तासँगै रात्रि भोजमा सरिक हुनुहुनेछ । मङ्गलबार राष्ट्रपति भण्डारीले बङ्गलादेशस्थित नेपाली राजदूतावासको भ्रमण गर्नुका साथै बङ्गलादेशमा रहनुभएका नेपालीसँग भेट गर्नुहुने कार्यक्रम छ । सो अवसरमा बङ्गलादेशका लागि नेपालका राजदूत डा। मिश्रले आयोजना गर्नुहुने दिवा भोजमा सरिक हुनुहुनेछ । दुई देशबीचको आयात–निर्यात र व्यापार असन्तुलन कम गर्न नेपालको स्थानीय उत्पादनलाई बङ्गलादेशको आयातमा थप्नका लागि बढावा दिने अपेक्षा गरिएको छ । त्यस्तै कृषि उपकरण, बीउ बिजन तथा मल नेपालमा सहज उपलब्ध गराउन बङ्गलादेशले भूमिका खेल्ने विश्वास गरिएको छ । र राष्ट्रपति भण्डारी चैत १० गते नेपाल फर्कनु हुनेछ ।