Mars Aviation Ltd has been appointed general sales agent (GSA) of Uzbekistan Airways for Bangladesh with effect from July 1, 2003.

An agreement to this effect was signed between the two organisations in Dhaka on Saturday, says a press release.

Air Commodore (retd) M Erfan Uddin, managing director of Mars Aviation Ltd, and Alexwnder Mazilin, country manager of Uzbekistan Airways in Bangladesh, signed the deal.

Mizanur Rahman Sinha, state minister for Health and Family Welfare, was also present.

Among others, Afzalur Rahman Sinha, vice-chairman of Mars Aviation Ltd, LN Khan (Rumy), Ehsanul Kader, Imad Uddin Ahmed, ABM Faruque, director of Mars Aviation Ltd, Fakruddin Mominov, councilor of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tanveer Sinha and Sabrina Sinha, directors of Acme Laboratories Ltd, and Mahbubul Alam, chairman of Dakiv Corporation, were present at the signing ceremony.