Bangladesh, Belarus sign 12 deals, MoUs

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Belarusian counterpart Mikhail Myasnikovich witness the signing of 12 agreements and MoUs between Dhaka and Minsk at her office on Monday.

Bangladesh and Belarus inked seven agreements and five memorandums of understanding (MoU) on Monday to strengthen bilateral relationship.

The agreement and MoUs were signed for expansion of trade and investment; legal support in agriculture, science and technology and military; and cooperation in education and exporting frozen food.

Officials concerned on behalf of Bangladesh and Belarus penned the agreements and the MoUs at the Prime Minister’s Office in presence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and visiting Belarus Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich.

Belarus PM arrived in Dhaka on a three-day official visit on Sunday.

This is the first official visit of a Belarus premier since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1991.

Source: The Daily Star