Through excellent international relations and cooperation between Nepal and Bangladesh, further development is possible in industry, trade, communication, education and agriculture between the two countries, said Nepalese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ghanshyam Bhandari on Thursday.
“The hopes, expectations, adversities and possibilities of the people from Nepal and Bangladesh are similar. Nepal and Bangladesh have friendly and multifaceted relations.”, Ghanshyam Bhandari said while attending a workshop at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) as the chief guest.
The workshop titled ‘Production Efficiency and Employment Nexus’ was held at the conference hall of the Faculty of Agriculture of BAU.
“Although Bangladesh and Nepal are equal in size, but have huge differences in the amount of cultivated land. The agriculture sector suffers a lot in Nepal as the country is mostly covered by Himalayan mountains.”, he said. The Ambassador also discussed the status, possibilities and challenges of fruit and vegetable cultivation in and around the city in the context of Nepal.
Project PI Professor Dr Md Anwarul Abedin said “Our land is decreasing every year due to climate change. Therefore, a project is being implemented in Bangladesh and Nepal aiming to increase the production of fruits and vegetables in the cities and their surrounding areas. Bringing the women and youths under this project will establish huge employment opportunities.”
He also said that the project is running in four regions of Nepal and three regions of Bangladesh. This project started on 1 March 2023 in Dhaka, Mymensingh and Khulna divisions and will continue till 31 August 2026, he added.