Sheikh Hasina accorded red carpet reception in Male

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was accorded a red-carpet reception after she reached Male on Wednesday afternoon on a six-day official visit to the Maldives at the invitation of Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.

A special VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her entourage, which had departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 12pm (local time), reached Male at 3pm (local time).

On her arrival at the airport, the Prime Minister was received by Maldivian State Minister for Foreign Affairs Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed, Foreign Secretary of Maldives Shiruzimath Sameer, Bangladesh High Commissioner to Maldives Rear Admiral Mohammad Nazmul Hassan and Maldivian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Munu Mahawar, said PM’s press secretary Ihsanul Karim.

This is Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s first-ever bilateral official visit to the Maldives.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen, Health Minister Zahid Maleque and Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmed Chowdhury are accompanying the Prime Minister.

According to the Foreign Ministry, four instruments, including two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) on health, education, transfer of prisoners and on avoidance of dual taxation, are likely to be signed during the visit.

The four proposed instruments are Agreement on Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income; Agreement on the Transfer of Prisoners; MoU in the areas of Healthcare and Medical Sciences between Bangladesh and Maldives (renewal); MoU between Bangladesh and Maldives on Cooperation in the Area of youth and Sports Development.

Besides, the MoU on Recruitment of Qualified Health Professionals between Bangladesh and the Maldives will be renewed.

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