Bangladesh
Bangladesh-Bahrain Call to hire more Bangladeshi workers in Bahrain
Own Correspondent, Dhaka, Nov 19: Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen held a bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister Dr. Abdul Latif bin Rashid Al-Zayani in Manama, Bahrain on Friday (November 18).
In the meeting, the Foreign Minister of Bahrain thanked the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Dr. Momen for his visit to Bahrain. Foreign Minister Dr. Momen thanked the Bahrain government for providing employment to a large number of Bangladeshis in Bahrain. Dr. Momen informed the Bahraini Foreign Minister about the socio-economic development of Bangladesh under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
He requested the Foreign Minister of Bahrain to recruit more skilled and semi-skilled workers from Bangladesh including IT professionals.
The two foreign ministers also discussed the exchange of land for the construction of the embassy building. Besides, Dr. Momen thanked the Bahraini Foreign Minister for the support of the Bahraini government for the Bangladesh Community School in Manama.
The Bahraini Foreign Minister praised the Bangladesh government for supporting each other's candidates at international forums. The two ministers discussed strengthening cooperation in trade, investment, economy, culture and tourism, including visa facilitation for expatriates, their family members and tourists stranded due to the Covid pandemic.
When Foreign Minister Dr. Momen invited the Foreign Minister of Bahrain to visit Bangladesh, he accepted it. Dr Momen will also attend the Manama Dialogue on November 18-19, 2022 during his visit to Bahrain. Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen is visiting Bahrain at the invitation of Bahrain's Foreign Minister.
