In 1976, four agreements were signed between Nepal and Bangladesh countries on trade, transit, civil aviation and technical cooperation. Since then several agreements have been signed to promote people to people connect, trade and investment. The list is as follows:
|
Sl |
Title of the Agreement |
Date of Signature |
|
01 |
Transit Agreement |
02 Apr 1976 |
|
02 |
Agreement on Trade and Payment |
02 Apr 1976 |
|
03 |
Air Services Agreement |
02 Apr 1976 |
|
04 |
Agreement on Technical Cooperation |
02 Apr 1976 |
|
05 |
Agreement on Cooperation in Culture, Science and Education |
14 Jan 1978 |
|
06 |
Agreement for Establishment of a Joint Economic Commission (JEC) |
14 Jan 1978 |
|
07 |
Agreement between Nepal Rashtriyo Samachar Samiti (NRSS) and Bangladesh Shangbad Shangstha (BSS) |
02 Feb 1978 |
|
08 |
Special Trade agreement |
23 Apr 1983 |
|
09 |
Agreement between Federations on Chambers and Commerce of Bangladesh and Nepal |
27 Nov 1983 |
|
10 |
Protocol on Annual Foreign Secretary Level Consultation |
23 Dec 1997 |
|
11 |
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for entry of Nepalese cargo vehicles at Banglabandha |
23 Oct 2010 |
|
12 |
MoU on Bilateral Consultation (FOC) |
31 July 2012 |
|
13 |
MoU on Cooperation between Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) and Nepal Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) |
Mar 2016 |
|
14 |
MoU on Cooperation between Bangladesh Standard Testing Institute (BSTI) and Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology (NBSM) |
May 2016 |
|
14 |
MoU on Cooperation between Bangla Academy and Nepal Academy |
June 2016 |
|
15 |
MoU on Cooperation between Bangladesh International Institute of Strategic Studies (BIISS) and Nepal Council for World Affairs (NCWA) |
Jun 2016 |
|
16 |
MoU on Cooperation between the Information Commissions of Bangladesh and Nepal |
Feb 2017 |
|
17 |
MoU on Cooperation in the Power/Energy Sector of Bangladesh and Nepal |
Aug 2018 |
|
18 |
Convention on the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Fiscal Evasion between Bangladesh and Nepal |
Apr 2019 |
|
19 |
MoU on Food Safety between Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DFTQC) of Nepal and Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) |
06 Mar 2020 |
|
20 |
MoU between Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) and Salt Trading Company Limited of Nepal |
06 Mar 2020 |
|
21 |
MoU on purchase of 50,000 tons of Urea from Bangladesh between Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) and Agriculture Inputs Company Ltd (AICL) of Nepal |
17 Dec 2020 |
|
22 |
MoU on Strengthening Cooperation between Plant Quarantine and Pesticide Management Center, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Nepal and Department of Agricultural Extension, Bangladesh |
23 Mar 2021 |
|
23 |
Letter of Exchange on operationalization of Rohanpur-Singhabad rail link as an addendum to the existing Transit Agreement of 1976 |
23 Mar 2021 |
|
24 |
MOU on Tourism Cooperation |
23 Mar 2021 |
|
25 |
Agreement on Cultural Cooperation |
23 Mar 2021 |
|
26 |
Agreement on Construction of Buddhist Monastery at the Monastic Zone in Lumbini |
08 Sep 2021 |
Several agreements are different stages of negotiations:
- Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement
- Preferential Trade Agreement
- MoU between Nepal Food Management and Trading Company and Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB)
