Dhaka, March 19 -- Bangladesh and Bhutan are expected to sign a number of bilateral instruments during Bhutanese Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering's visit to Bangladesh in the second week of April to take the relations to a new height.

The bilateral instruments, to be signed, are cooperation on inland waterways for cargo transportation, cooperation in health and agriculture sectors and cooperation between the Public Administration Training Centers of the two countries for exchange of faculty members as well as training and capacity building.

Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque came up with the disclosure after the second Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between Bangladesh and Bhutan held at the State Guest House Padma in the city.

The ...