Dhaka, April 19 -- A road and a park of Dhaka will be named after the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, who is scheduled to visit Bangladesh on April 22-23.

According to the itinerary, the Emir will inaugurate the park in Kalshi area of Mirpur under Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and a road running from Mirpur ECB Chattar to Kalshi Flyover at 3:00 pm on April 23.

DNCC Mayor Atiqul Islam told BSS that Qatar is one of the closest friendly states of Bangladesh for long. The two countries have fantastic relations after the independence of Bangladesh and a park and a road will be named after the Emir of Qatar to mark his memorable visit, he added.

Mentioning a road which was named as Kemal Ataturk, father of the modern Tur...