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Bangladesh and Qatar will sign 11 cooperation documents – six agreements and five MoUs – as Dhaka is ready to welcome Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Monday afternoon, UNB reported.
The foreign ministry officials said an agreement on prisoner exchange will be signed among the six deals.
It is expected that with this visit, the relations between Bangladesh and Qatar will reach a new height as this is the first-ever high-level visit from the Middle East after the formation of the new government.
Documents on trade and investment, avoidance of double taxation, and manpower export will also be signed.
Apart from areas of cooperation on the bilateral front, global issues including Palestine-Israel will also be discussed where Bangladesh will highlight its position.
The emir of Qatar will arrive on Monday on a two-day state visit by a special flight at the invitation of the president of Bangladesh.
The government, in a gazette notification, has already declared the emir as a very important person during his two-day visit to Bangladesh.
Some of the Dhaka streets are seen decorated with photos of Qatar’s emir, along with Bangladesh's president and the prime minister ahead of the visit.
Such a high-level 24-hour visit is taking place from the friendly country Qatar nearly after 19 years.
The then Emir of Qatar Shaikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani visited Bangladesh in April 2005.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin will receive the emir amid a gun salute and a wider ceremony at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
On Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will receive the emir at her office.
They will have a tête-à-tête (one-to-one) meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office which will be followed by the bilateral meeting.
The two leaders will witness the signing of cooperation documents and join a joint press meet.
After signing the visitors' book there, the emir will head for Bangabhaban on Tuesday afternoon where the president will receive him.
President Shahabuddin will host an official lunch in honour of the emir at Darbar Hall, Bangabhaban.
A road and a park in the capital will be named after the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani.
The emir will inaugurate the park in the Kalshi area of Mirpur under Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and a road running from Mirpur ECB Chattar to Kalshi Flyover at 3:00 pm.
Bangladesh and Qatar consider each other as brotherly countries and important development partners in materialising Bangladesh’s Vision 2041 and Qatar’s vision 2030.
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