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Bangladesh–Qatar relations

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Bangladesh-Qatar relations
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Bangladesh–Qatar relations refer to the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Qatar.[1] Both countries are members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.

History

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Bangladesh has an embassy in Doha.[2] The Bangladeshi ambassador is Jashim Uddin.[3] Bangladesh and Qatar agreed to boost defense ties.[2] Qatar Charity runs schools, orphanages and training centres in Bangladesh.[4] In 2014, Women's Association of Bangladesh-Qatar was formed in Doha.[5] Bangladeshs' foreign minister Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali visited Qatar in 2016 to discuss trade and bilateral ties.[6]

Economic relations

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Bangladesh signed a deal in November 2013 to import LNG from Qatar with negotiations going back to 2010.[7] Bangladesh exported goods worth 1.8 million dollar in 2013.[8] Bangladeshi newspaper Prothom Alo started weekly publications of its paper in Qatar in October 2014, the first Bangladeshi daily to publish outside the country.[9] In June 2017, Bangladesh signed an agreement with Qatari company QatarEnergy LNG to receive 2.5 million tonnes of LNG annually for the following 15 years. Shipments were to begin in 2018.[10]

In 2015 the largest group of migrant workers from Bangladesh went to Qatar.[11] Approximately 123,000 Bangladeshi expatriates were working in Qatar in 2015, mainly in the construction sector.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Bangladesh-Qatar to discuss manpower export". The Daily Ittefaq. Archived from the original on 2017-06-09. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  2. ^ a b "Bangladesh, Qatar to boost defence cooperation". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  3. ^ "Embassy of Bangladesh | Doha - Qatar". bdembassydoha.org. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  4. ^ "QC team visits charity projects in Bangladesh - The Peninsula Qatar". The Peninsula. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  5. ^ "Bangladeshi women form association in Doha". Qatar Tribune. Archived from the original on 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh, Qatar discuss ways to deepen ties". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  7. ^ "Qatar Petroleum agrees LNG sale to Bangladesh". Arabian Business. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  8. ^ "Dhaka-Doha to sign double taxation avoidance deal". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 2017-02-25. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  9. ^ "Prothom Alo steps into the Gulf". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  10. ^ "Govt finalises deal on import of Qatar LNG". Hellenic Shipping News. 26 June 2017. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Bangladesh, Qatar Joint Working Group to discuss manpower export". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  12. ^ "Qatar to recruit Bangladeshis". The Independent. Dhaka. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2017.


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