Badrul Ahsan :
Bangladesh and Bahrain have signed two deals on avoidance of double taxation and Reciprocal Protection on Wednesday.
Besides, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Foreign Office Consultations has also been signed on the day.
The first two instruments were signed by Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and Finance Minister of Bahrain Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa while the MOU was signed by the Bangladesh foreign minister and his Bahraini counterpart after the foreign minister-level official talks at Manama, the capital city of Bahrain, according to Foreign Ministry here.
The Foreign Minister is currently in Manama on a three-day official visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain, at the invitation of his Bahraini counterpart Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa.
Both the Foreign Ministers acknowledged the excellent cooperative relations at the regional and international foray for a stronger bilateral relation.
During the visit, the two Foreign Ministers discussed various regional developments in the Middle Eastern region and coordinated their positions in respect of the regional issues.
Bahraini Foreign Minister proposed Bangladesh side to form a Strategic Dialogue with the Gulf Cooperation Council, to which Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali responded positively, the foreign ministry sources said.
Both sides also agreed to hold a single country exhibition on Bangladeshi products in Manama coinciding with a proposed visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Bahrain early next year.
During the meeting, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali also underscored the need for firmly adhere to a policy to legalise a few thousands undocumented Bangladeshi workers, who were designated as ‘Guest Worker’ by the Bahraini leadership.
Bahraini Minister for Labour expressed his willingness to clear the bilateral document on labour recruitment from Bangladesh.
A total of 3,15,949 Bangladeshi nationals have been residing in the Gulf country to earn their livelihood. Till November this year 20,063 locals had been recruited in Bahrain, which was 23,378 a year ago (2014).
The expatriates living in the oil reach Gulf country remitted US$ 510.11 million in 2015 and $517.74 million in last year (2014).
AH Mahmood Ali, during the visit, also paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister of Bahrain Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, First Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Supreme Commander of Bahrain Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa and some other important high ups of Bahrain government.
Their talks ended amid high optimism to further deepen the bilateral trade and investment relations between the two countries.
The Foreign Minister is expected to return home on Thursday.
Bangladesh and Bahrain have signed two deals on avoidance of double taxation and Reciprocal Protection on Wednesday.
Besides, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Foreign Office Consultations has also been signed on the day.
The first two instruments were signed by Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and Finance Minister of Bahrain Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa while the MOU was signed by the Bangladesh foreign minister and his Bahraini counterpart after the foreign minister-level official talks at Manama, the capital city of Bahrain, according to Foreign Ministry here.
The Foreign Minister is currently in Manama on a three-day official visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain, at the invitation of his Bahraini counterpart Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa.
Both the Foreign Ministers acknowledged the excellent cooperative relations at the regional and international foray for a stronger bilateral relation.
During the visit, the two Foreign Ministers discussed various regional developments in the Middle Eastern region and coordinated their positions in respect of the regional issues.
Bahraini Foreign Minister proposed Bangladesh side to form a Strategic Dialogue with the Gulf Cooperation Council, to which Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali responded positively, the foreign ministry sources said.
Both sides also agreed to hold a single country exhibition on Bangladeshi products in Manama coinciding with a proposed visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Bahrain early next year.
During the meeting, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali also underscored the need for firmly adhere to a policy to legalise a few thousands undocumented Bangladeshi workers, who were designated as ‘Guest Worker’ by the Bahraini leadership.
Bahraini Minister for Labour expressed his willingness to clear the bilateral document on labour recruitment from Bangladesh.
A total of 3,15,949 Bangladeshi nationals have been residing in the Gulf country to earn their livelihood. Till November this year 20,063 locals had been recruited in Bahrain, which was 23,378 a year ago (2014).
The expatriates living in the oil reach Gulf country remitted US$ 510.11 million in 2015 and $517.74 million in last year (2014).
AH Mahmood Ali, during the visit, also paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister of Bahrain Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, First Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Supreme Commander of Bahrain Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa and some other important high ups of Bahrain government.
Their talks ended amid high optimism to further deepen the bilateral trade and investment relations between the two countries.
The Foreign Minister is expected to return home on Thursday.
