Bhutanese royal couple in town

The king and queen of Bhutan arrived in Dhaka yesterday on a five-day private visit.
Foreign Minister Dipu Moni greeted the royal guests and their entourage at Shahjalal International Airport.
Later the foreign minister met the monarch and his wife at Sonargaon Hotel, where the royal dignitaries will stay during the visit.
The meeting with Dipu Moni was merely a courtesy call closed to the media, said an official of the royal office.
Mohammad Monirul Islam Kabir, foreign ministry's public relations officer, however, said that all issues of bilateral interests were to be brought up in the meeting.
The king and queen are expected to call on President Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tomorrow and on Sunday respectively.
This is King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck's second visit to Bangladesh in less than two years. His first visit was in March 2011.
However, this is the first visit of Queen Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck.
The king and queen are scheduled to visit Dharmarajika Buddhist Monastery in Kamalapur today.
They will visit places of industrial, historical, cultural and other interests and meet the Bhutanese community in Bangladesh, reported the Bhutan Observer.
The visit is believed to add an impetus to the growing relations between the two countries, it said.
They are scheduled to leave Dhaka on Tuesday.