Bangladesh–Singapore relations

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Bangladesh-Singapore relations
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Bangladesh–Singapore relations refer to the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Singapore.

History[edit]

Singapore recognised Bangladesh in February 1972 after the Independence of Bangladesh.[1] Md Mustafizur Rahman is the Bangladeshi High Commissioner to Singapore.[2] The president of Bangladesh Zillur Rahman died in a hospital in Singapore on 20 March 2013.[3]

On 20 January 2016 Singapore deported 27 construction workers from Bangladesh for planning terrorist attacks in Bangladesh.[4] The group was described as the first foreign terrorist group in Singapore.[5] Bangladesh filed terrorism related cases against 14 of them.[6] On 3 May 2016 eight more workers from Bangladesh were deported for having ties with the Islamic State terror group.[7]

On 9 August 2016 Bangladesh and Singapore signed an agreement to produce a joint power plant.[8] Senior Minister of State for Defence and Foreign Affairs Maliki Osman toured Bangladesh from 24 to 26 October 2016. He talked about improving relations and anti terrorism cooperation.[9]

Economic relations[edit]

Singapore is one of the biggest markets for the export of manpower from Bangladesh.[10][11] Many Bangladeshis visit Singapore as a popular nearby travel destination; Dhaka and Singapore are 4 hours away by flight as Singapore Airlines operates flight to and from Bangladesh, while Biman Bangladesh Airlines flights to and from Singapore.[12][13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Khaleda sees new high in ties with Singapore". The Daily Star. 24 June 2004. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh envoy to Singapore presents credentials". bdnews24.com. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh president dies in Singapore". Aljazeera. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  4. ^ "27 Bangladeshi nationals arrested in Singapore and repatriated for terror links". Channel NewsAsia. 20 January 2016. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh detains Singapore deportees over terror links". BBC News. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  6. ^ Manik, Julfikar Ali (23 January 2016). "Terrorism Charges in Bangladesh for 14 Men Deported From Singapore". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  7. ^ Seow, Joanna (3 May 2016). "Employment agents required to give more info on workers from Bangladesh". The Straits Times. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Joint venture to produce 414MW". The Daily Star. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Singapore and Bangladesh reaffirm warm bilateral relations, discuss ways to deepen engagement". The Straits Times. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  10. ^ Koh, Tommy; Chang, Li Lin (27 July 2005). The Little Red Dot: 'Reflections by Singapore's DiplomatsVolume I'. World Scientific. p. 260. ISBN 9789814479783. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  11. ^ Wei, Aw Cheng (13 December 2015). "The ship welder from Bangladesh". The Straits Times. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Singapore". Biman: Bangladesh Airlines. Archived from the original on 2017-12-21. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  13. ^ "Singapore Airlines to run new aircraft from Dhaka". The Daily Star. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
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