Embassy of the State of Qatar, Dhaka celebrated the ‘National Sports Day’ of the state of Qatar on Thursday, 9/02/2016. Various sports and physical exercise events were organized on this occasion. The Ambassador of the State of Qatar H.E Ahmed Mohamed Al Dehaimi along with all the employees of the Embassy and members of the Qatar Charity Fund participated in the events.

H.E Ambassador said in the occasion, “The organization of events is going on with the initiative launched by Qatar with the support of His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of the State of Qatar, May He live long, by declaring 9 February of every year as the ‘National Sports Day’ to give emphasis on the importance of sports and physical exercises and which is also a strategy to fulfill the Vision-2030.” The Ambassador added that the celebration of Sports Day reflects that the State of Qatar pays the highest importance for sports and physical fitness in general .He further said that the Sports Day is a pioneering idea which aims and highlights the state's interest to build up in the citizens of the State of Qatar the foundation of development and progress.