Dhaka, April 22 -- Bangladesh Ambassador to Nepal Shafiqur Rahman on Tuesday underlined the need for forming a strategic cooperation framework to effectively harness the full potential of bilateral engagement in priority sectors.

During a meeting with Foreign Minister of Nepal Shishir Khanal at his office, the Ambassador suggested that the two sides may consider identifying a set of time-bound, mutually agreed deliverables to guide their implementations.

The two sides reviewed the existing avenues to expand bilateral trade and investment, underscoring that early conclusion of the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) will provide a meaningful impetus to deepen commercial ties and create mutually beneficial opportunities for businesses in b...