Bangladesh has 5 agreements and 5 MoUs with Qatar

Bangladesh has signed five agreements and five memorandums of understanding (MOU) with the Middle Eastern country Qatar to advance cooperation in various fields including investment, employment, port management. Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar did not participate in any program outside the Bangabhaban of the President and the Prime Minister’s office. The agreements are: avoidance of double taxation and prevention of revenue evasion between Bangladesh and Qatar on income, cooperation in legal matters between the Government of Bangladesh and the State of Qatar, maritime transport between Qatar and Bangladesh, development and protection of mutual investment between Bangladesh and Qatar and Bangladesh-Qatar Joint Business Council. establishment In addition to the agreement, five Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) have been signed. MoUs were also signed on cooperation in the areas of manpower employment (labour), ports (MWANI Qatar and Chittagong Port Authority), education, higher education and scientific research, youth and sports and diplomatic training between Bangladesh and Qatar.

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina witnessed the agreement signing ceremony held at the Prime Minister’s Office. Earlier, when the Emir of Qatar arrived at the Prime Minister’s office, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina welcomed the Emir with a bouquet of flowers at the Tiger Gate. They also met there in a private meeting. Later, the two leaders held a bilateral meeting on various issues of mutual interest. Before leaving the PMO, Aamir also signed the visitor’s book kept at the Tiger Gate. He then left the PMO and went to Bangabhaban. President Md. Sahabuddin hosted a lunch at Bangabhaban in honor of the Emir of Qatar.

The Amir will leave for Qatar in a special plane yesterday evening. On the special invitation of Bangladesh President Md. Sahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Emir of Qatar visited Dhaka on a two-day state visit yesterday. Amir’s visit was lined up with a number of proposed programmes. Aamir boarded a special Qatar Airways flight from Manila to Dhaka, canceling all programs outside the Banga Bhavan and the Prime Minister’s Office. The reason for running hits the web, security or lack of time? This information has been informed by diplomatic sources that it is not clear.

Signing the agreements, Minister of Industry Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun on behalf of Bangladesh and Minister of Commerce and Industry of Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Thani signed the mutual investment promotion and protection agreement between Bangladesh and Qatar. Besides, the double tax avoidance and revenue evasion prevention agreement between Bangladesh and Qatar was signed by Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi and Bangladesh’s Minister of State for Finance Wasika Aisha Khan.

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Haque and Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi signed an agreement on legal cooperation between the Government of Bangladesh and the State of Qatar. Qatar’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi and State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury signed the maritime transport agreement between Qatar and Bangladesh. Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI) Chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani and Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) President Mahbubul Alam signed the agreement regarding the establishment of Bangladesh Qatar Joint Business Council. The MoUs were signed by Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud and Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi signed. As well as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Hasan Mahmud and Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi also signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation between Bangladesh and Qatar in the fields of education, higher education and scientific research.

State Minister for Expatriate Welfare and Foreign Employment Shafiqur Rahman Chowdhury and Qatar’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi signed the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of Manpower Employment (Labor). Cooperation in the field of ports (MWANI Qatar and Chittagong Port Authority) was signed by Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi and Minister of State for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury.
In the ceremony, a road and a park in the capital Dhaka were named after the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. The park is being constructed in the sand field of Kalsi area of ​​Mirpur under Dhaka North City Corporation. The road from Mirpur ECB Chattar to Kalsi Flyover is named after the Emir of Qatar. Henceforth the street and the park will be known as Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Avenue and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Park.

The Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s significant visit to Dhaka. He arrived in Bangladesh on a special flight on Monday afternoon as part of a 3-country tour. President Sahabuddin extended a warm welcome to Amir at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. At this time, he was welcomed in a royal ceremony. The Amir, who has come at the joint invitation of the President and the Prime Minister, will have a formal meeting with the head of state and government tomorrow. Besides, a state banquet is being organized in honor of the Amir at Bangabhaban. The Amir, his entourage and important domestic and foreign guests are expected to participate there.

Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud, however, said that Amir came to Dhaka for a very short time. He has a very tight schedule. That’s why there are many places where you want to go, but they don’t happen. Even the foreign minister himself said that he is not getting a separate meeting. Dr. Hasan Mahmud frankly said that the Emir of Qatar did not go to the inauguration of the two installations in Mirpur due to ‘lack of time’. The minister also clarified the fact that Amir did not go to pay his respects at the National Memorial and Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in Dhanmondi. The park to be built on Balur field in Mirpur’s Kalshi and the road from Mirpur ECB premises to Kalshi flyover are being named after the Emir of Qatar. In a press conference organized on the occasion of the Amir’s visit on Sunday, the Foreign Minister said that the Amir himself is expected to inaugurate these two facilities on Tuesday.
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