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Foreign Minister of the Maldives Abdulla Shahid is scheduled to pay an official visit to Bangladesh on February 8-11 at the invitation of his Bangladesh counterpart Dr AK Abdul Momen.
The two foreign ministers will hold a bilateral meeting on February 9 to discuss the issues of mutual interest covering the entire gamut of bilateral relations.
The two ministers will also witness the signing of an MoU on cooperation between the Bangladesh Foreign Service Academy and the Foreign Service Institute of the Maldives.
During the visit, the Foreign Minister of the Maldives is also expected to meet President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday.
Bangladesh and the Maldives share "excellent" bilateral relations which have been strengthened over the years.
Around 80,000 Bangladeshi expatriate workers are currently working in that country.