Bhutanese envoy meets Fakhrul, discusses Saarc revival

Bhutanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Rinchen Kuentsyl met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday and discussed various issues of mutual interest, including the revival of Saarc.

The meeting, which lasted around an hour, began at 11:00 pm at the BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office.

BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury and Organising Secretary Shama Obayed were present at the meeting.

Briefing reporters about the outcome of the discussions, Amir Khosru said the talks centred around a range of issues of mutual interest between Bangladesh and Bhutan.

“The economic relationship between the two countries has always been good. During BNP's time in government, the trade with Bhutan grew significantly, particularly as we removed duties on vegetables imported from Bhutan,” he said.

The BNP leader mentioned that they discussed expanding trade between Bhutan and Bangladesh on a larger scale, possibly through Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in the future.