Bhutan PM Tshering at Hasina’s office for bilateral talks

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina introduces Bhutanese prime minister Lotay Tshering (L) with cabinet members at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka on 12 April. Photo: PID
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina introduces Bhutanese prime minister Lotay Tshering (L) with cabinet members at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka on 12 April. Photo: PID

Bhutanese prime minister Lotay Tshering arrived at the Prime Minister Office (PMO) to hold bilateral talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina, reports UNB.

The meeting is aimed at increasing cooperation in trade, inland waterways, health and agriculture sectors between the two neighbouring countries.

On his arrival at the PMO at 10:00am, Sheikh Hasina received the Bhutanese prime minister at the Tiger Gate and then both leaders moved to the meeting room.

Both the leaders sat in tete-a-tete and then will sit for the bilateral meeting.

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina will lead the Bangladesh side while Lotay Tshering the Bhutan side.

After the meeting, a number of bilateral instruments are expected to be signed by the two sides.

The bilateral instruments are—cooperation on inland waterways for cargo transportation, cooperation in health and agriculture sectors and cooperation between the public administration training centres of the two countries for exchange of faculty members as well as training and capacity building.

Both the prime ministers will witness the signing ceremony.

After the meeting, Lotay Tshering will sign the visitors book. Prime minister Sheikh Hasina will see him off.

Earlier, Bhutanese prime minister Lotay Tshering arrived in Dhaka on Friday morning on a four-day official visit at the invitation of prime minister Sheikh Hasina.