Diplomats of 9 Arab countries meet President
Friday, 13 March 2009
President Zillur Rahman urged the Arab countries to recruit more Bangladeshi manpower to help the country reach its desired development goals, as Middle-eastern diplomats met him Thursday and discussed matters of common interest, reports UNB.
Nine ambassadors of the Arab countries stationed in Dhaka made a curtsey call on the President at Bangabhaban, when the matter of manpower export to the oil-rich Arab world came up prominently as the country faced some overseas job problems.
President Zillur Rahman also said that Arab investors could invest in Bangladesh as various incentive offers are being given to the foreign investors in the country's special economic zones called EPZs.
The Ambassadors are Khalfa Battal Ali Al-Mansouri of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Shaher MH Abuiyyadeh of Palestine, Mohammad Houroro of Morocco, Fayez Mustafa Noseir of Egypt, Abdullah Bin Naser Al Busairi of Saudi Arabia, Ahmed Ateya Hamd Al-Imam of Libya, Abdul Rahman Yousuf A-Rahman Al Mulla of Qatar, Charge d' Affaires Mohammad Sabri Rashi of Iraq and Counsellor Hamdan Hamed Said Al-Mundhari of Oman.
The President expressed his satisfaction over the existing bond of fraternity between Bangladesh and the Arab countries.
Mentioning that Bangladesh attached great importance to its relationship with Arab countries, he emphasised further strengthening and expansion of the relations.
Referring to Bangladeshi people working in different Arab countries, the President said, "Bangladeshi workers are contributing to the Arab economies while their remittances are contributing immensely to Bangladesh's development."
He recalled Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's support to the right cause of the Palestinian people and said, "We are always beside the Arab people in their struggle for right causes like the past."
President Zillur Rahman expressed the hope that the relations between Bangladesh and the Arab countries would reach a new height during the present democratic government.
He also greeted the heads of state of the respective Arab countries through the envoys.
The Arab diplomats assured the President that they would talk to their respective governments to consider recruiting more Bangladeshi workforce by their countries.
They said that the Arab countries always put great emphasis on maintaining sound relations between the Arab League and the SAARC countries.
Nine ambassadors of the Arab countries stationed in Dhaka made a curtsey call on the President at Bangabhaban, when the matter of manpower export to the oil-rich Arab world came up prominently as the country faced some overseas job problems.
President Zillur Rahman also said that Arab investors could invest in Bangladesh as various incentive offers are being given to the foreign investors in the country's special economic zones called EPZs.
The Ambassadors are Khalfa Battal Ali Al-Mansouri of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Shaher MH Abuiyyadeh of Palestine, Mohammad Houroro of Morocco, Fayez Mustafa Noseir of Egypt, Abdullah Bin Naser Al Busairi of Saudi Arabia, Ahmed Ateya Hamd Al-Imam of Libya, Abdul Rahman Yousuf A-Rahman Al Mulla of Qatar, Charge d' Affaires Mohammad Sabri Rashi of Iraq and Counsellor Hamdan Hamed Said Al-Mundhari of Oman.
The President expressed his satisfaction over the existing bond of fraternity between Bangladesh and the Arab countries.
Mentioning that Bangladesh attached great importance to its relationship with Arab countries, he emphasised further strengthening and expansion of the relations.
Referring to Bangladeshi people working in different Arab countries, the President said, "Bangladeshi workers are contributing to the Arab economies while their remittances are contributing immensely to Bangladesh's development."
He recalled Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's support to the right cause of the Palestinian people and said, "We are always beside the Arab people in their struggle for right causes like the past."
President Zillur Rahman expressed the hope that the relations between Bangladesh and the Arab countries would reach a new height during the present democratic government.
He also greeted the heads of state of the respective Arab countries through the envoys.
The Arab diplomats assured the President that they would talk to their respective governments to consider recruiting more Bangladeshi workforce by their countries.
They said that the Arab countries always put great emphasis on maintaining sound relations between the Arab League and the SAARC countries.