UAE assures PM of looking manpower issue positively

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BSS, Abu Dhabi, UAE :
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayad Al Nahyan on Tuesday assured Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of looking “very positively” about Bangladeshi manpower in UAE market and his country’s investment in Bangladesh.
In a meeting with the Bangladesh prime minister at Royal Palace, the Crown Prince said he would visit Bangladesh and see the market of Bangladeshi workers as well as investment very positively.
Foreign Secretary Md. Shahidul Haque briefed reporters this afternoon following conclusion of the Prime Minister’s daylong programmes.
PM’s press secretary Ihsanul Karim was present.
Bangladesh and UAE official would sit in a consultation meeting on labor market to find out a way to sort out technical matters, the foreign secretary said, adding the meeting may discuss the way of implementation of the policy of the UAE government.
The foreign secretary said the prime minister presented a photograph of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and UAE’s founding father Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan to the Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince, he said, took the prime minister to his weekly Majlish, a platform of tribal leaders of UAE, and introduced her to the leaders, giving her a special honor.
The prime minister stayed at the Majlish for about half an hour and talked about various issues of boosting cooperation between the two countries, the foreign secretary said.
Haque said they also discussed the Rohingya issue and the prime minister informed the Crown Prince of birth of about 40,000 new babies of Rohingyas in Bangladesh.
The prime minister also sought support of UAE for their repatriation.
The Crown Prince reiterated his country’s position to stand beside Bangladesh to resolve the Rohingya.
“We would take new programs to help Bangladesh on Rohingya issue,” the foreign secretary quoted the Crown Prince as saying
The Crown Prince also expressed interest in giving support to the Community Clinic project of Bangladesh.
In the morning, the prime minister held an unscheduled meeting with Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center.
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