Dhaka: Bangladesh will launch visa on arrival facilities for Nepali tourists, announced Md Mokammel Hossain, Secretary, Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry, on March 2.

He said this while speaking to a delegation of Nepali tour operators during a business-to-business (B2B) exchange programme at Hotel InterContinental in the capital.

Attending the programme as the Chief Guest, the Secretary proposed the launching of an extended tour programme between the two countries to the 11-member Nepali delegation.

The delegation was led by Nandini Thapa, Senior Director of the Nepal Tourism Board. It visited Bangladesh following an invitation from the Bangladesh Tourism Board, marking the first of its kind visit by tour operators of a neighbouring country.

Speaking on the occasion, Kumar Roy, Charge d'affaires of the Embassy of Nepal in Bangladesh, said, this programme will take Nepal-Bangladesh relations to new heights.

Apart from the Nepali delegates, 14 inbound tour operators from Bangladesh also attended the B2B exchange programme. They introduced various tour packages to the delegation to increase the flow of Nepali tourists to Bangladesh.

The delegation then visited various popular tourist attractions in Cox's Bazar on March 3.