DHAKA, 23 March, 2021 (TON): On Monday, in an effort to foster the bilateral cooperation, Nepal and Bangladesh signed four memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in various fields, including tourism and rail transit.

These were signed as Nepalese President Bhandari arrived in Dhaka on a two-day visit to join the celebrations of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birth centenary and the golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence.

The initial deals were signed in the presence of President Abdul Hamid and his Nepalese counterpart Bidya Devi Bhandari at Bangabhaban.

Civil Aviation and Tourism Secretary Mokammel Hossain and Nepal's Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Secretary Yadav Prasad Koirala signed the agreement to enhance cooperation in the tourism sector.

The two sides also inked an MoU on 'sanitary and phyto-sanitary affairs' along with a separate agreement to implement a cultural exchange program from 2022 to 2025.

During the meeting, a letter of exchange on Rohanpur-Singhabad railway route (amendment to Nepal-Bangladesh Transit Agreement) was also signed by the countries.

On her visit the President paid respects to the Liberation War martyrs at the National Martyrs' Memorial in Savar before joining the celebrations at the National Parade Ground on Monday afternoon.