Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli discussed enhancing energy, trade and economic cooperation between Bangladesh and Nepal.
They spoke about the cooperation at their bilateral meeting at the UN headquarters in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday afternoon (local time) as the two leaders acknowledged the growing presence of Nepalese students in Bangladesh.
"Delighted to meet with Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus. Discussed Nepal-Bangladesh relations, focusing on energy and transit cooperation, tourism, cultural exchanges, educational ties, and cooperation in regional/multilateral forums," the Nepal’s prime minister said, BSS reports.
About the outcomes of the meeting, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said a cordial meeting was held between Prof Yunus and KP Sharma Oli.
During the meeting, they discussed how energy and trade cooperation can be enhanced between the two countries in the future, he said.
Shafiqul said Nepal has surplus hydro energy while it will be able to export hydro power to the South Asian countries, including Bangladesh, within two or three years, and the issue was discussed in the meeting.
Mentioning that many Nepalese students come to Bangladesh every year to study, Alam said Prof Yunus and Oli discussed ways to enhance energy, trade and economic cooperation between Bangladesh and Nepal.
He said Bangladesh will likely sign an agreement to import 40 megawatts power from Nepal.
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