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Dhaka wants Nepal, Bhutan in transit talk

Says PM

BSS, Dhaka
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh wants to include Nepal and Bhutan in establishing the transit with India.
Bangladesh raised the issue for inclusion of Nepal and Bhutan in the transit during the talks with India on different occasions in the past.
The PM said this when
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visiting Economic Affairs Minister of Bhutan Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk paid a call on her at her office in the capital yesterday morning.
PM's Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad briefed the newsmen after the meeting.
During the meeting, they discussed issues on bilateral interests, including expansion of trade and people-to-people contact between the two countries, and facing global warming and climate change.
The premier said Bangladesh attaches importance to its relationship with Bhutan as this South Asian neighbour was the first country to recognise Bangladesh after its independence in 1971.
Referring to her meeting with US President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, Hasina informed the Bhutanese minister that she had brought the issue of climate change for which the developing countries are not responsible.
T told the US president that developed countries are mainly responsible for the current global warming. So. they have to take major responsibilities to tackle the situation."
Mentioning the scenic beauty of Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh, the PM said the three countries can launch a package programme to attract tourists as Bhutan and Nepal have hills while Bangladesh has the world’s longest sea beach.
Laying emphasis on expanding the people-to-people contact between the two countries, she observed that both the countries would be benefited with exchange of visits.
Hasina also expressed hope that the two countries are pledged-bound to extend cooperation in establishing world peace.
The Bhutanese minister congratulated Hasina on her assumption of office as the Prime Minister after her party's overwhelming victory in the last general election.
The victory will give democracy a firm footing in Bangladesh, Wangchuk added.
He widely acclaimed Hasina for her address on climate change issue in the recently concluded UNGA, saying this will help tackle challenges of global warming for which least developed countries are the worst victims.
In this context, Wangchuk said Bhutan is facing natural disasters due to global climate change and sought Bangladesh's cooperation in the disaster management process.
Referring to excellent bilateral relations between the two countries, he expressed hope that the relations would be further expedited in the days to come.
About the PM's upcoming visit to Bhutan, he said the people of his country are eagerly waiting to welcome the Bangladesh premier in their country on November6.
The Bhutanese minister also informed the PM that Bhutan is going to set up a medical college where Bangladeshi doctors would be recruited.
Bhutanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Dasho Bap Kesang, PM's Principal Secretary M A Karim, Office Secretary MoI I ah Waheeduzzaman and Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad were present on the occasion.