BNP Chairperson and former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia has sent seasonal fruits from Bangladesh as gifts to the emir and prime minister of Qatar.
On behalf of the BNP chief, her adviser Enamul Haque Chowdhury handed over the fruits – Lengra and Amrapali mangoes and litchis – on Wednesday to Ibrahim Fakhro, director of Protocol at Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
BNP Organising Secretary Shariful Alam sent the gift packages to Qatar on June 23.
Speaking to UNB, Enamul, who is now in Qatar, said Khaleda sent the fruits as gifts for Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani.
“These are simply gifts, and I personally handed them over to the concerned official,” he said.
Enamul remarked that Khaleda wished for the continued progress and prosperity of Qatar and prayed for the good health of the emir and prime minister.
He added that the BNP chief gratefully remembered the royal air ambulance sent by the emir On January 8 for her travel to and from London for advanced treatment.
Bangladesh’s Ambassador to Qatar Mohammad Nazrul Islam, Deputy Head of Mission Waliur Rahman, and General Secretary of Qatar BNP Shariful Haque Saju, were present during the handover.