Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina urged on Monday the Saudi government to recruit more manpower from Bangladesh for the mutual benefits of the two brotherly nations, reports UNB.
The Prime Minister made the request when outgoing Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Bangladesh Dr. Abdullah Bin Naser Al-Busairi paid a courtesy call on her at her Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban Office.
After the meeting, Prime Minister's Press Secretary AKM Shameem Chowdhuri briefed journalists.
He said the PM expressed her gratitude to the Saudi government for hosting a large number of expatriate Bangladeshis.
In reply, the outgoing Saudi Ambassador said Bangladeshi workers are well-mannered and hardworking and they are now safe in Saudi Arabia.
Sheikh Hasina expressed the hope that both Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia would continue working together for peace, progress and prosperity as well as welfare of the Muslim Ummah.
The PM requested the envoy to convey her compliments to King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, the custodian of the two holy mosques -- Masjid-al Haram and Masjid-e Nababi.
The Prime Minister thanked Dr Abdullah Bin Naser Al-Busairi for his successful completion of nearly six and a half years' tenure in Bangladesh saying the relations between the two brotherly countries have strengthened during the period.
The outgoing Saudi envoy, in his remarks, hoped that the existing relations would be further consolidated in the days to come, and thanked government, especially the Prime Minister, for extending all-out cooperation to him in discharging his responsibilities in Bangladesh.
PM urges S Arabia to recruit more BD workers
FE Team | Published: November 25, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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