Executive Director of the Trade and Export Promotion Centre of Nepal, Iswar Prasad Ghirmi on Saturday said Nepal wants to enhance bilateral trade with Bangladesh. Iswar Prasad conveyed the interest during a meeting with Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) President Mohammad Shahjahan Khan at the DCCI. The Nepalese government official also sought cooperation from Bangladesh side in promoting Nepali businessmen to explore new market access in Bangladesh. He said Bangladesh can import food items, fruits, handicrafts, electricity from Nepal and laid emphasis on government to government (G2G) collaboration to reduce trade barriers between these two Saarc countries, said a DCCI media release. The DCCI President thanked Iswar Prasad for his visit to Bangladesh as well as DCCI, and said that connectivity is important to enhance bilateral trade. He also stressed exchanging bilateral business delegations in both ways and underscored the importance of infrastructure development of our land ports to boost trade through these channels. Khan informed that DCCI has two MoUs with Nepal Chamber and Lolitpur Chamber. “But the cooperation agreements should be implemented properly for the sake of trade and commerce,” he said. DCCI senior vice President Osama Taseer and vice president Kh Shahidul Islam were also present at the meeting. – UNB
