Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury 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, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
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.
She also stressed early operationalization 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 delegation started their official programs in Bangladesh by paying their 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 of the Ministry of Agriculture of Bangladesh Parliament.
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 Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzaque.
The two sides emphasized on 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 Centre (SAC), Bangladesh Seed Association (BSA) as well as various agriculture projects in Bangladesh before departing on October 7.
