Chief Adviser for new economic platform to explore hydropower potential of Nepal

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said Bangladesh intends to create an economic platform, also involving India, Nepal, and Bhutan, to explore the hydropower potential of Nepal.

“Nepal is really ready to sell, and Bangladesh is a good market. It can create a lot of jobs and lessen dependence on fossil fuels,” he said at a meeting with German federal minister Wolfgang Schmidt on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder briefed reporters about the outcomes of the meeting.

Highlighting the interim government’s efforts to build a corruption-free Bangladesh, Chief Adviser Prof Yunus told the German minister, “When we talk about new Bangladesh, we also talk about clean Bangladesh.”

He sought German support to this effect and also discussed potential fields of economic cooperation with the German minister.

The German minister said a new German business delegation will visit Bangladesh in April.