B'desh Embassy holds fish festival

By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, Nov. 30: The Embassy of Bangladesh in Kathmandu hosted the Bangladesh Fish Festival 2025 on its premises on Friday. 

It brought together Ambassadors/Heads of Missions and diplomats based in Kathmandu, senior officials from various Ministries of the Government of Nepal, business leaders, members of Think Tanks and civil society, managers and executives of the luxury hotels, members of the media and so on.

 The event was graced by the Acting Foreign Secretary of Nepal, Krishna Prasad Dhakal as the Guest of Honour, informed a statement by the Embassy of Bangladesh.

 In his remarks, Dhakal commended the initiative as an innovative one, noting that such events strengthen cultural bridges and contribute to enhancing economic, trade, and people-to-people ties between Nepal and Bangladesh. 

He mentioned that the bilateral collaboration between Nepal and Bangladesh is moving towards deeper engagements through increasing people-to-people contact, trade and transit and energy and investment. It has further prospects for expanding cooperation in fisheries, aquaculture and food security between the two friendly nations.

 In the welcome remarks, Ambassador Md Shafiqur Rahman briefly outlined Bangladesh’s rich and traditional fisheries sector, terming the festival as Bangladesh’s riverine heritage, where fish has long been a symbol of culture, livelihood, social fabric and national identity.  

The festival showcased the diversity of Bangladesh’s fisheries sector. It was also meant to explore the growing market opportunities for Bangladeshi fish and seafood items in Nepal, given Nepal’s demand for high-quality marine products continues to rise. 

At the festival, the guests were served with an exquisite selection of Bangladesh’s iconic freshwater and marine delicacies, prepared using traditional and contemporary culinary styles.