State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid urged on Monday State Minister for Energy of Qatar Saad Sherida Al- Kaabi to reconsider LNG price, supplied to Bangladesh, in the global context.

He made the request when Qatar’s state minister for energy paying a courtesy call on him virtually.

Referring Qatar as one of the friendly countries, Nasrul Hamid said bilateral trade between Bangladesh and Qatar could be further enhanced.

“There are many more areas in energy sector for increasing cooperation that both countries can benefit through exploring,” he said.

Saad Sherida Al- Kaabi thanked State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid and said Qatar is interested to work in Bangladesh’s other subsectors of energy including LNG.