Nepalese Finance Minister Madhukar SJB Rana inaugurated the Bangladesh Handicrafts Exhibition-2005. He said the entrepreneurs of Bangladesh and Nepal should move together to international forum to get special treatment for the handicraft and cottage industries sector.

Bangladesh Embassy in Kathmandu organised the exhibition in collaboration with Jatiya Mohila Sangstha (JMS) of Bangladesh to familiarise the Bangladeshi handicrafts with the Nepalese.

In a message, Women and Children Affairs Minister Khurshid Zahan Haque, MP, conveyed her greetings and best wishes to the success of the exhibition. She hoped that the exhibition will be an appreciating step to boost mutual cooperation between the two states.