Bangladesh, Qatar ink defence MoU

Bangladesh and Qatar has signed a memorandum of understanding for mutual cooperation in the defence sector.

Armed Forces Division Principal Staff Officer Lt Gen Waker-uz-Zaman and Qatar Armed Forces Chief Lt Gen (Pilot) Salem Hamad Aqeel Al Nabit signed the MoU on behalf of Bangladesh and Qatar respectively at the headquarters of the Armed Forces of Qatar on Tuesday.

It is expected that Bangladesh's cooperation in the defence sector with Qatar will increase through the signing of this MoU, said the Bangladesh Embassy in Qatar.

The MoU, signed as part of ongoing efforts to increase cooperation in new areas of bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Qatar, will strengthen the cordial and brotherly relations between the two countries, it said.

The meeting held between Lt Gen Waqar-uz-Zaman and Lt Gen Al Nabit discussed issues of mutual interest.

The MoU signing ceremony was attended by Ambassador of Bangladesh to Qatar Md Jashim Uddin, Embassy Defense Adviser Brigadier General Md Sajjad Hossain and Chief of Qatar's International Military Cooperation Brigadier Abdul Aziz Al Sulaiti.