Dhaka, May 17 -- Qatar's Labour Minister Ali bin Saeed bin Samikh Al Marri has begun a two-day official visit to Dhaka focused on manpower export and bilateral cooperation.

He was received on arrival on Sunday afternoon by Expatriates' Welfare Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury and Prime Minister's Foreign Affairs Advisor Humaiun Kobir at Shahjalal International Airport.

During the visit, the Qatari minister is scheduled to pay a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and hold meetings with senior officials of the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Earlier, Bangladesh Ambassador to Qatar Hazrat Ali Khan saw him off at Hamad International Airport in Doha.

A statement from ...