Dhaka, June 25 -- BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia has sent seasonal fruits from Bangladesh as gifts to the Emir and Prime Minister of Qatar.

On behalf of the BNP chief, her adviser Dr Enamul Haque Chowdhury handed over the fruits - Lengra and Amrapali mangoes and litchis - on Wednesday to Ibrahim Fakhro, Director of Protocol at Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Speaking to UNB, Dr Enamul, who is now in Qatar, said Khaleda sent the fruits as gifts for Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani.

"These are simply gift items, and I personally handed them over to the concerned official," he said.

Dr Enamul said Khaleda wished for the con...