Dhaka and Paris on Monday (Sep 11) signed two instruments regarding Bangabandhu Satellite-2 and improvement of urban infrastructure in Bangladesh. The instruments were signed and exchanged in presence of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and French President Emmanuel Macron at the Karobi Hall at the Prime Minister's Office in Dhaka, local media reported.
The instruments are – Credit Facility Agreement between Economic Relations Division (ERD), Bangladesh and the France Development Agency (AFD), France on ‘Improving Urban Governance and Infrastructure Program’ and 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.
