DHAKA, Sept 08, 2024, (BSS) - Home Affairs Adviser Lt. Gen. (retd.) Md
Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today put emphasis on increasing mutual trade between
Dhaka and Katmandu as Nepalese ambassador to Bangladesh Ghanshyam Bhandari
paid a courtesy call on him at his Bangladesh Secretariat office here today.

Welcoming the ambassador to Bangladesh, the adviser said Nepal is one of the
closest neighbors of Bangladesh and one of the first few countries to
recognize it as an independent country in 1971.

During the meeting, various bilateral issues related to mutual interests
between the two countries, including improving relations, enhancing trade,
providing security to Nepali students, simplifying the visa processing,
sharing information on flood forecasting and weather warning, dominated the
discussion.

Besides, mutual information-exchange and strengthening of cooperation were
also discussed to resolve the outstanding issues between the two countries in
the meeting, said a release this evening.

Expressing solidarity with Bangladesh Interim Government established as a
result of an anti-discrimination students movement, the ambassador, on behalf
of the Government of Nepal, assured of providing all kinds of cooperation at
this changed circumstances.

"Despite the close contact between the people of Bangladesh and Nepal, the
present trade volume is not in expected level till today," the ambassador
added.

Noting that about three thousand Nepali students are studying here, including
medical colleges in Bangladesh, the ambassador sought the assistance of
advisors on student safety and requested to ease the visa processing.

Giving a patient hearing to the ambassador's remark, the home affairs adviser
assured the envoy of providing full cooperation in this connection.

About the recent flood in Bangladesh, the ambassador expressed his sympathy
to the flood-affected people.

He said, "The source of some rivers in Bangladesh and Nepal are almost
similar; so the two countries can cooperate with each other in flood
forecasting and warning as well."

Accordingly, Nepal is ready to cooperate with Bangladesh by providing
necessary data in flood forecasting, the Nepalese ambassador added.

Second Secretary of Nepal Embassy in Dhaka Yojana Bamjan along with senior
officials of the home ministry were present on the occasion.