Kathmandu, April 17 -- Nepal and Bangladesh are sitting down for a commerce secretary-level meeting in Kathmandu on Wednesday to strengthen economic ties and boost subregional connectivity. But the much-delayed bilateral preferential trade agreement (PTA) between the two neighbours will not be on the agenda, according to the sources privy to the matter.

The two-day meeting will be chaired by Commerce Secretary Dinesh Kumar Ghimire from the Nepal side and Commerce Ministry Senior Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh from Bangladesh.

In October 2020, the sixth Nepal-Bangladesh commerce secretary-level meeting held virtually on trade and economic cooperation agreed to sign a bilateral PTA for the first time since the establishment of diplomatic rel...