Bhutanese prime minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on a three-day state visit to Bangladesh on Saturday.
鈥楾he prime minister of Bhutan will be on a three-day state visit to Bangladesh from November 22 at the invitation of the chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus. He will be leading a thirteen-member delegation, including the foreign minister and commerce minister, during the visit,鈥� foreign secretary Asad Alam Siam told a press briefing at the foreign ministry on Thursday.
The visit would enhance the bilateral relations between the two neighborly nations further, he hoped.
According to the foreign secretary, three memorandums of understanding are likely to be signed with Bhutan on international internet bandwidth, recruitment of specialist doctors and health workers in Bhutan, and agricultural cooperation following a bilateral meeting between the two countries at the delegation level.
The meeting is expected to focus on issues of bilateral cooperation, including trade and investment, communication, health education, energy and power, agriculture and tourism.
During the visit, the Bhutanese prime minister would hold a meeting with the Bangladesh chief adviser, besides his series of engagements in Dhaka. 聽
The foreign secretary said that Bangladesh would have the opportunity to present specific proposals for bilateral cooperation during the delegation-level meeting in the fields of health, education, agriculture, tourism and sports.
Regional and multilateral issues are also expected to be discussed during the bilateral meeting.
About Bhutan鈥檚 hydroelectric potential for Bangladesh, the foreign secretary said that Bhutan would first discuss the issue with India since the import of electricity from Bhutan was a tripartite issue.
聽Professor Yunus will welcome the Bhutanese prime minister at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Saturday morning.
After receiving a guard of honour at the airport, Dasho Tshering Tobgay will go to Savar to pay homage to Bangladesh鈥檚 Liberation War martyrs at the National Mausoleum there. In the afternoon, foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain will pay a courtesy call on him, the foreign secretary said.
On Sunday, the Bhutanese prime minister will pay a courtesy call on president Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban.
A Bangladeshi business delegation is also expected to pay a courtesy call on the state guest.
He will depart Dhaka for Thimphu on Monday morning.