Dhaka, April 20 -- Dhaka has urged Thimpu to reduce its Sustainable Development Fees for tourists from Bangladesh at the 3rd Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between Bangladesh and Bhutan.

Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen and his Bhutanese counterpart Pema Choden led their respective side at the FOC held in Thimpu on Friday, a foreign ministry's press release said.

As per Bangladesh's request, the Bhutanese side assured positive consideration for reducing fees for Bangladeshi tourists to enhance tourism and foster people-to-people contact.

During the FOC, the whole gamut of bilateral relations was discussed.

Both the Foreign Secretaries expressed satisfaction with the excellent bilateral relations that exist between Bang...