Desk Report:
Nepalese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ghanshyam Bhandari paid a courtesy call on Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo.
The meeting held at the Bangladesh Secretariat on Wednesday (April 01, 2026) discussed further strengthening bilateral cooperation in various fields including environment, forest, climate change, energy, education and tourism.
The minister said that both Bangladesh and Nepal are climate-vulnerable countries. Therefore, expanding greening and increasing the use of environmentally friendly technologies in the energy sector are essential. He also highlighted the government’s various initiatives for environmental protection and climate-resilient development plans.
The ambassador mentioned Nepal’s success in forest management and said that about 45 percent of the country’s area is forest land. He expressed interest in strengthening Bangladesh-Nepal cooperation in combating climate change and also mentioned the possibility of joint initiatives under BIMSTEC.
The meeting was attended by senior officials including Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Md. Raihan Kawsar.
Both sides agreed to further expand mutual cooperation in environmental conservation, forest management and combating climate change.
