Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and Nepal's Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli have discussed enhancing business, energy and transport collaboration between Bangladesh and Nepal.
During a meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday afternoon (NY time), they acknowledged the growing presence of Nepal's students in Bangladesh.
"Delighted to meet with Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus. Discussed Nepal-Bangladesh relations, focusing on eenergy and transit cooperation, tourism, cultural exchanges, educational ties, and cooperation in regional/multilateral forums," Prime Minister Oli said.
Chief Adviser Prof Yunus called for increased trade and economic cooperation with Nepal.
Energy cooperation, trade and people to people interactions between the two South Asian nations featured prominently during the talks.
Prof Yunus stressed the need for increased energy trade between two nations, saying Nepal is endowed with a huge amount of renewable energy.
Bangladesh is expected to sign a 40 megawatt power purchase agreement with Nepal next month.
Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said Bangladesh is expected to sign
a 40 megawatt power purchase agreement with Nepal next month.
Alam said the two countries have a deep relationship with strong people to people contacts.
Nepalese delegates at the meeting said the country would be able to export more electricity in a few years.
Energy, power and transport Adviser Fouzul Kabir Khan and senior secretary and SDG Affairs Coordinator Lamiya Morshed we're also present during the meeting.
Prof Yunus also met with USAID - US Agency for International Development - Administrator Samantha Power; Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif; UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Turk; World Bank President Ajay Banga; global CEO of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Mark Suzman.
Prof Yunus also addressed a UN high-level event on Social Business, Youth and Technology, and met with a group of human rights CSOs.
He also joined a conversation on climate change by The New York Times (livestreamed from NYT studio).