Recruit more manpower from Bangladesh: PM tells Saudi envoy

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has requested Saudi Arabia to recruit more manpower from Bangladesh.

Senior Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 24 Nov 2014, 02:01 PM
Updated : 24 Nov 2014, 02:01 PM

She made the request at a meeting with the outgoing Saudi ambassador Abdullah Bin Naser Al-Busairi on Monday at her office in Parliament.

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Hasina's Press Secretary AKM Shamim Chowdhury told reporters that the prime minister told the envoy that the Bangladeshi manpower in Saudi Arabia is contributing to the economies of both countries.
She hoped both Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia would continue working together for peace, progress and prosperity.
In his remarks, the outgoing Saudi Ambassador hoped that the existing relations between the countries would further consolidate.
He thanked the government for extending all-out cooperation to him in discharging his responsibilities in Bangladesh.