It is a joint initiative of Nepal-based think tank, the Asian Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs (AIDIA), and the Bangladesh Embassy in Kathmandu. Based on the successes of the previous two gatherings, AIDIA says they are hosting the ‘3rd Nepal-Bangladesh Business Forum’ with the theme ‘Navigating the Next Phase of Socioeconomic Cooperation’. It focuses on two major issues - strengthening media cooperation and expanding multimodal connectivity. He said Bangladesh has met all the criteria to graduate from the LDC while Nepal is still an LDC. Nepal and Bangladesh are separated by a 27-km-wide strip of Indian territory - the Siliguri Corridor.

Source: bd News24 March 25, 2019 19:52 UTC