{"id":117506,"date":"2021-08-26T15:16:01","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T22:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=117506"},"modified":"2021-08-27T16:31:56","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T23:31:56","slug":"bangladesh-and-nepal-huge-potentials-for-each-other","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2021\/08\/26\/bangladesh-and-nepal-huge-potentials-for-each-other\/","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh and Nepal: huge potentials for each other?"},"content":{"rendered":"

MD Pathik Hasan<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Bangladesh\nand Nepal  are situated in South Asia\ngeographically. They share a common regional platform such as BIMTEC, SAARC.\nThere are some harmonies between Bangladesh and Bhutan in sphere of mutual\ninterest, shared history, culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nepal\nrecognized Bangladesh as a sovereign state in 1971. Then Bangladesh Built up\nties with Nepal. The bondage and relations between Bangladesh and Nepalese started\nfrom that time. Bangladesh was and is very interested regarding Nepalese\nculture, their trends of agricultural development, extraction of stone,\nproduction of hydro electricity, tourism etc <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nfirst Bangla poetry ( Charjapad) was discovered in the library of Nepal\u2019s King by\na famous linguistic Harproshad Shastri. From the poetry, we able to know that\nNepal-Bengal ties is eternal. Connection was started by the Buddhist priests\nwho was known as Charjaguru. It is proved that Bangladesh-Nepal\u2019s historical linkage\nwas opened up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now\nNepal is a known South Asian modern state as a whole. The distance between\nNepal and Bangladesh was very short and Indian Chicken Neck ( Siliguri\ncorridor) divided Bangladesh and Nepal geographically. But both are united\nspiritually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\nare many potentials waiting for Bangladesh and Nepal. Bangladesh\u2019 economy is\nbooming day by day. It is going to be a South Asian super star. Current ruling\nparty, Bangladesh Awami league is trying to develop the country. By 2041,\nBangladesh would be developed. It is confirmed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nepal\nis also a prosperous country. It\u2019s people are peace lover and peace keeper,\nhard worker. The people of Bangladesh share the same characteristics. Bangladesh\nand Nepal both can play to develop the standard of their people by connecting\nwith each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nepal\nis a huge source of hydro electricity. Nepal can provide it Bangladesh to\nfulfill the demands of Bangladesh. Bangladesh needs more electricity to move\nit\u2019s factories. Bangladesh is a power hungry. There are many industries and\nfactories in Bangladesh. The have need electricity. So Nepal can play the role\nto boost up the economic strength of Bangladesh. Nepal will be also benefitted.\nIt\u2019s electricity market would grow up. For this, the transmission  line of electricity is needed.\nBangladesh-Nepal- India have to work to start it as soon as possible. India\nwill be benefitted. On other hands, as a South Asian big brother, it should\nplay it\u2019s role to boost up Nepal-Bangladesh ties and trades. Trilateral trades scheme\ncan be initiated along the border markets to ensure the trilateral mutual\ninterest. Bangladesh will be able to export its \u2018surplus\u2019 electricity to Nepal\nduring the dry season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In\nJune, Bangladesh\u2019s state minister for energy said that Bangladesh has decided\nto import around 700 megawatts (MW) of hydropower from Nepal to meet its future\nelectricity demand. It\u2019s Foreign Minister stated that Bangladesh, Nepal and\nIndia are on the final stage of a deal allowing Bangladesh to import hydropower\nfrom the Himalayan state during the Visit of Nepal\u2019s president to Bangladesh in\nMarch to mark the birth centenary of Bangladesh\u2019 founder father Bangabandhu and\nBangladesh’s 50th<\/sup> anniversary of it\u2019s independence from Pakistan.\nHowever, we expect that the hydropower exchange will be able to meet the\ndemands of both parts people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According\nto Bangladeshi Media, Bangladesh signed an MoU with Nepal in 2018 to oversee\ninvestment, development and trade in hydroelectricity between the two\ncountries. Under this arrangement, Bangladesh will import up to 9,000 MW of\nhydropower from Nepal by 2040. Bangladesh has also been in favor of investing\nin Nepal’s hydropower sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bangladesh can export it\u2019s apparel and\nfertilizer to Nepal. Some Nepalese media reported  few days ago, A total of 52 thousand metric tonnes of urea\nimported fertiliser from Bangladesh arrived in Nepal in July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tourism,\ntackling Covid-19  , counter terrorism\napproach, microfinance of Bangladesh in Nepal,  exchange of expertise for training, education\nsectors are some sectors in which there have chance to work  Bangladesh and Nepal both can utilize these\nsector with each other. Agro products and medicine of Bangladesh can be\nexported to Nepal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bangladesh\u2019s\nWalton company is working in Nepal. International NGO, Brac and other NGos can play\nrole to develop the mass education and health sectors in Nepal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bangladesh\nsigned Preferential Trade Agreement with Bhutan on December 06, 2920. Now for\nNepal case,  Preferential Trade Agreement\nis also at the final stage and is likely to be signed soon to get duty free\naccess of product of both parties for the welfare of people  As an addition to the Protocol of the\nNepal-Bangladesh Transit Agreement signed in 1976, a letter of exchange has\nbeen signed between the two countries to include Rohanpur-Singhabad Rail Link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nepal\nis also interested in using Chattogram, Mongla and Paira Sea ports because it\nis a landlocked country. Bangladesh has agreed to work on the modalities for\nthis during the visit of Nepali President. India has to play it\u2019s role as a\nregional giant to mediate Bangladesh-Nepal relation for the trilateral interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nepal\nhas also expressed its interest to use inland waterways of Bangladesh. Besides,\nNepal is also interested in using the Saidpur Airport for direct flights with\nViratnagar. Bangladesh is open to it. We want to facilitate connectivity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bangladesh-India\nmust have to work mutually to give the access of Nepal into seaport access.\nBangladesh can be a open source for connectivity with Nepal for their mutual\ninterest. Nepal has rights to deal trade with outer parts in the world for the\nbetterment for it\u2019s people. And Bangladesh. Government and people are committed\nto express the solidarity of Nepalese brother for their geographical reality.\nBIMSEC must have role to accelerate it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 and India have already agreed to sign\npassenger protocol under the BBIN. Nepal is expected to give nod to it at the soonest\nBBIN connectivity project can not be started because of Bhutan cause. However, India-Nepal-Bangladesh\nhave to work together to start the alternative. Connectivity is the synonym of development.\nSo Nepal and Bangladesh have to be connected through India. India should have a\nleading role for the betterment of the people in the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For\nimplementing the Motor Vehicle Agreement among Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and\nNepal, options of some new routes other than the existing ones are being explored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

India,\nNepal and Bangladesh should have holistic diplomatic approach to bolster the\nconnectivity project. There are many gains for all parties, there are no loss\nin this regard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\nare many potentials between Nepal and Bangladesh. It is true. So it is high\ntime for both parties to utilize it for the maximization of both interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writer:\nMD Pathik Hasan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dhaka\nbased NGO worker, Freelance writer.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MD Pathik Hasan Bangladesh and Nepal  are situated in South Asia geographically. They share a common regional platform such as BIMTEC, SAARC. There are some harmonies between Bangladesh and Bhutan in sphere of mutual interest, shared history, culture. Nepal recognized Bangladesh as a sovereign state in 1971. Then Bangladesh Built up ties with Nepal. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-md-pathik-hasan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117506\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}