Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought continued cooperation from Qatar regarding the export of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to Bangladesh on a long-term basis.
"Bangladesh is currently purchasing LNG from Qatar and the government wants to continue it for a long term period," she said when Qatar’s newly-appointed Ambassador to Bangladesh Serayie Ali Al-Qahtani paid a courtesy call on her at Ganabhaban.
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Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters after the meeting.
The Qatari envoy said that they had a 15-year deal on LNG procurement with Bangladesh, and hinted that the agreement could be extended for a longer term.
Welcoming the envoy in Bangladesh, the premier hoped that the bilateral ties and cooperation between the two countries would further be consolidated in the coming days.
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The envoy mentioned that Bangladeshi workers had been working efficiently to build stadiums in his country to host the upcoming Fifa World Cup 2022 scheduled to be kicked off in November this year.
The prime minister in reply offered more cooperation to this end.
She conveyed greetings to the emir and the prime minister of Qatar through Ambassador Serayie Ali Al Qahtani.
Prime Minister Office's Senior Secretary Md Tofazzel Hossain Miah was present at the meeting.