Bhutan PM due today
Monday, January 10, 2011
Bhutan PM due today
Diplomatic Correspondent
Bhutanese Prime Minister Lyonchen Jigme Yoser Thinley arrives here today on a five-day official visit.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will receive him around 12:30pm at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
Economic development through establishing connectivity and increasing trade and investment will figure in talks between Bhutan and Bangladesh during this visit. Discussions will also be held as to how Bangladesh can import power from Bhutan.
The two countries are expected to sign an agreement on medical cooperation according to which Bhutan will recruit doctors from here and in return the quota of Bhutanese student for studying in medicine in Bangladesh will be increased.
Two existing MoUs (Memorandum of Understanding) on cultural exchange and air services will be renewed.
Bhutan also wants to recruit diploma engineers from here as the country is currently carrying out various developments, sources said.
Presently, transport of goods between Bangladesh and Bhutan is taking place via India through Burimari border in Lalmonirhat.
If a direct road link between the two countries is established through Haluaghat in Mymensingh, Bhutan's eastern region would be connected to Bangladesh, officials said. The issue is likely to come up during the Bhutan prime minister's visit.
Sheikh Hasina in her visit to India in January 2010, urged India to convert Radhikapur-Birol railway line into broad gauge for Bangladesh-Bhutan railway transit.
Bangladesh also agreed to give Bhutan access to Mongla and Chittagong ports. An agreement was also made allowing trucks from Bhutan to enter Bangladesh, about 200 meters from Banglabandh zero point.
Thinley will lead a 20-member delegation including four top-ranking businessmen. Health Minister Lyonpo Zangley Dukpa, Cabinet Secretary Dasho Tashi Phuntshog, Foreign Secretary Dasho Daw Penjo, Secretary General of Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Phub Tashering, President of Bhutan Exporters' Association Geleg Nima, among others, will accompany the Bhutanese premier.
On the first day of his visit, Thinley will place wreaths at the National Mausoleum. On Tuesday, he will hold talks with his Bangladesh counterpart at the Prime Minister's Office. The same day Thinley will call on President Zillur Rahman and deliver a lecture on Gross National Happiness at Dhaka University Syndicate Hall.
On January 12, the Bhutan delegation will go on a tour around the Sundarbans and the next day Thinley will visit Chittagong Port and University of Science and Technology, Chittagong at Foys Lake where he will meet Bhutanese students.
The Bhutanese premier will also visit Cox's Bazar beach and a Buddhists Pagoda on Thursday. He will leave Bangladesh on January 14.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Bhutan PM due today
Diplomatic Correspondent
Bhutanese Prime Minister Lyonchen Jigme Yoser Thinley arrives here today on a five-day official visit.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will receive him around 12:30pm at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
Economic development through establishing connectivity and increasing trade and investment will figure in talks between Bhutan and Bangladesh during this visit. Discussions will also be held as to how Bangladesh can import power from Bhutan.
The two countries are expected to sign an agreement on medical cooperation according to which Bhutan will recruit doctors from here and in return the quota of Bhutanese student for studying in medicine in Bangladesh will be increased.
Two existing MoUs (Memorandum of Understanding) on cultural exchange and air services will be renewed.
Bhutan also wants to recruit diploma engineers from here as the country is currently carrying out various developments, sources said.
Presently, transport of goods between Bangladesh and Bhutan is taking place via India through Burimari border in Lalmonirhat.
If a direct road link between the two countries is established through Haluaghat in Mymensingh, Bhutan's eastern region would be connected to Bangladesh, officials said. The issue is likely to come up during the Bhutan prime minister's visit.
Sheikh Hasina in her visit to India in January 2010, urged India to convert Radhikapur-Birol railway line into broad gauge for Bangladesh-Bhutan railway transit.
Bangladesh also agreed to give Bhutan access to Mongla and Chittagong ports. An agreement was also made allowing trucks from Bhutan to enter Bangladesh, about 200 meters from Banglabandh zero point.
Thinley will lead a 20-member delegation including four top-ranking businessmen. Health Minister Lyonpo Zangley Dukpa, Cabinet Secretary Dasho Tashi Phuntshog, Foreign Secretary Dasho Daw Penjo, Secretary General of Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Phub Tashering, President of Bhutan Exporters' Association Geleg Nima, among others, will accompany the Bhutanese premier.
On the first day of his visit, Thinley will place wreaths at the National Mausoleum. On Tuesday, he will hold talks with his Bangladesh counterpart at the Prime Minister's Office. The same day Thinley will call on President Zillur Rahman and deliver a lecture on Gross National Happiness at Dhaka University Syndicate Hall.
On January 12, the Bhutan delegation will go on a tour around the Sundarbans and the next day Thinley will visit Chittagong Port and University of Science and Technology, Chittagong at Foys Lake where he will meet Bhutanese students.
The Bhutanese premier will also visit Cox's Bazar beach and a Buddhists Pagoda on Thursday. He will leave Bangladesh on January 14.
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