Bangladesh, Bhutan sign 2 MoUs on internet connectivity, health cooperation
The MoU signing followed a tête-à-tête between the chief adviser and Prime Minister Tobgay, as well as formal official talks led by the two leaders at the chief adviser’s office in Tejgaon, Dhaka
Bangladesh and Bhutan today (22 November) signed two Memoranda of Understanding: one on health cooperation and another on internet connectivity, following a bilateral meeting between the two countries' leaders.
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay witnessed the signing ceremony and the exchange of documents.
The first MoU, on the appointment of health workforce, was signed between the Health Services Division of Bangladesh's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Ministry of Health of the Royal Government of Bhutan. Md Saidur Rahman, secretary of the Health Services Division, signed the document on behalf of Bangladesh.
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The second MoU, concerning the trade of international internet bandwidth and other telecommunication services, was signed between the Royal Government of Bhutan and the government of Bangladesh. Abdun Naser Khan, secretary of the Posts and Telecommunications Division under the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, signed on behalf of Bangladesh.
The MoU signing followed a tête-à-tête between the chief adviser and Prime Minister Tobgay, as well as formal official talks led by the two leaders at the chief adviser's office in Tejgaon, Dhaka.
Prime Minister Tobgay arrived in Dhaka earlier in the day on a two-day state visit at the invitation of Chief Adviser Yunus. The chief adviser received him at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 8:15am after his Drukair flight landed.
The two leaders held a brief meeting at the airport's VIP lounge, during which Prime Minister Tobgay inquired about the damage and loss of lives caused by yesterday's earthquake and expressed condolences to the families of the victims.
After the meeting, Tobgay was escorted to a ceremonial saluting dais, where he received a 19-gun salute and a guard of honour.
Following the airport ceremony, the Bhutanese prime minister travelled to the National Martyrs' Memorial in Savar to pay homage to the martyrs of Bangladesh's Liberation War. He laid a wreath at the altar and planted a tree on the memorial premises.
In the afternoon, Foreign Adviser M Touhid Hossain and Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin called on the Bhutanese prime minister.
Prime Minister Tobgay is scheduled to attend an official banquet in his honour in the evening.
