POBNEWS24, Dhaka, July 25, 2023 : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has offered
Nepal use of Pyra port at a bilateral meeting with her Nepalese counterpart
Pushpa Kamal Dahal on the sidelines of the UN Food Systems Summit in the FAO
headquarters.
“Bangladesh already opened the Chalna and Chattogram ports for Nepal. Nepal
can use the newly constructed Pyra port as well,” Foreign Minister Dr AK
Abdul Momen quoted the premier as telling her Nepalese counterpart at their
meeting.
Momen briefed the reporters after the bilateral meeting at the newly opened
Bangladesh-Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Room at FAO headquarters here on Monday.
According to Momen, the premier said Bangladesh is developing Sayedpur
airport as a regional hub to enhance the connectivity.
The Nepalese prime minister highly praised Bangladesh’s development under the
leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He also commended the Bangladesh
premier for successfully running her country.
“You (Sheikh Hasina) are a leader of our region,” Dahal said.
He also said there is a huge scope of hydroelectricity generation in Nepal.
In this context, Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh will take steps to import more
renewable energy particularly hydroelectricity after the beginning of first
trilateral power trade from Nepal to Bangladesh through India for 40megawatt
power.
Dahal, as well, mentioned that a good number of Nepalese students are
pursuing their study in Bangladesh.
PM’s Speechwriter Md Nazrul Islam and Bangladesh Ambassador to Italy Md
Shameem Ahsan were present at the briefing.
