<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Bangladesh and Qatar on Tuesday signed 10 cooperation documents - five agreements and five MoUs - to strengthen ties on multiple fronts and help the relations reach a new height.&nbsp;</b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani witnessed the signing of the documents.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The five signed agreements are: agreement for cooperation in the legal field between Bangladesh and State of Qatar, agreement on promotion and protection of mutual investments; agreement on the avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes in income between Qatar and Bangladesh; agreement on maritime transport; and agreement on the establishment of Joint Business Council (JBC) between FBCCI &amp; QCCI.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The five MoUs are: MoU on cooperation in the fields of sports and youth between Bangladesh and Qatar; MoU on cooperation in the field of manpower employment (Labour) between Ministry of Labour, State of Qatar and Bangladesh; MoU on cooperation in diplomatic training between Bangladesh and Qatar; MoU for cooperation in the field of education, higher education and scientific research between Bangladesh and Qatar; MoU between Qatar Ports management Company “MAWANI QATAR” and Chittagong Ports Authority.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Earlier in morning PM Hasina warmly welcomed and received Emir Sheikh Tamim at her office.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">They had tête-à-tête (one-to-one) meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office, which was followed by a bilateral meeting.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After signing visitors' book there, the emir will head for Bangabhaban on Tuesday afternoon where the president will receive him.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A high-level Qatari delegation headed by Qatar’s emir is paying the state visit to Bangladesh at the invitation of the president and the prime minister of Bangladesh.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At the ceremony, a road and a park in the capital Dhaka were named after Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The park, built in Kalshi area of ​​Mirpur under Dhaka North City Corporation, and the road from Mirpur ECB point to Kalsi Fly Over were named after Emir of the Qatar.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now, the road and park are known as Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani Avenue and Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani Park. - UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd/fas</div>