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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.
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]
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]
Qatar |
Bangladesh |
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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.
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]
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]