Dhaka, Paris sign two instruments

Dhaka and Paris on Monday signed two instruments regarding the Bangabandhu-2 Satellite and the improvement of urban infrastructure in Bangladesh.

The instruments were signed and exchanged in the presence of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and French President Emmanuel Macron at the Karobi Hall at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in the capital.

The instruments are a Credit Facility Agreement between the Economic Relations Division (ERD), Bangladesh and the France Development Agency (AFD), France on the "Improving Urban Governance and Infrastructure Program" and a Letter of Intent (LOI) on Cooperation between Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited (BSCL) and Airbus Defence and Space SAS, France related to Bangabandhu-2 Earth Observation Satellite System.

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