Nepal-Bangladesh Youth Conference to begin today

February 27, Kathmandu: The fourth Nepal-Bangladesh Youth Conference is starting in the capital of Kathmandu on Saturday.

The event was earlier delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Sustainable development goals (SDGs), climate change and mitigating measures, the participation of youths in development activities and entrepreneurial promotion are the agenda to be featured significantly in the event, according to the representative of the organizing body, Abhinav Chaudhary.

Youth Development Centre and South Asia Partnership are organizing the event while the Embassy of Bangladesh, Nepal Tourism Board, and the National Youth Council are cooperating for it.

The role of youths in the promotion of trade between Nepal and Bangladesh will be discussed thoroughly in the conference. Performance would be made on the folk cultures of both countries.

Similarly, the expansion of bilateral relations and possible cooperation for public health post-Covid-19 are other issues to surface in the conference. Earlier, the first and third conferences were held in Kathmandu and the second in Itahari.

The fifth conference would be held in Bangladesh. It was informed that 65 persons including 25 youths from Bangladesh would participate in the event.