TOURISM COOPERATION

Nepal and Bangladesh are home to many popular tourist destinations showcasing their natural beauty, rich civilizations and cultural heritages, adventure sports, and biodiversity. As neighboring countries, there is also scope for expanding people-to-people contacts.

Nepal and Bangladesh signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Tourism Cooperation during the State Visit of the Rt. Hon. President of Nepal Mrs. Bidya Devi Bhandari to Bangladesh on 22-23 March 2021. The MoU aims to further strengthen cooperation between the two countries for promotion of tourism.

Bangladesh remains an important source country of tourists for Nepal. 25,384 Bangladeshi tourists visited Nepal in 2022.

The following table shows No. of Bangladeshi tourists visiting Nepal since 2016:

Year Tourist Arrival
2016 23,440
2017 29,060
2018 26,355
2019 25,849
2020 4,917
2021 5,044
2022 25,383
2023 36,483

Source: – Nepal Tourism Board