Today, the newly appointed Ambassador of Kuwait to Bangladesh, Ali Tunyan Abdul Wahab Hamadah, paid a courtesy call to Foreign Secretary Md. Jashim Uddin at the Foreign Ministry. Photo: MoFA

DHAKA, Jan 22, 2025 (BSS) – Newly appointed Kuwaiti Ambassador Ali Tunyan Abdul Wahab Hamadah in Dhaka today said that his country is ready to recruit more Bangladesh workforce especially in skilled and professional trades and in technical fields like doctors, nurses and IT experts.

He revealed this when paying a courtesy call on foreign secretary Md. Jashim Uddin at the foreign ministry here, said a ministry’s press release.  

During the meeting, Kuwaiti Envoy expressed deep appreciation for the contribution of  Bangladesh workforce in Kuwait praising them as loyal, hard-working and committed.

He added Bangladeshi expatriate workers have been contributing to the economic development of both the brotherly countries.

Foreign Secretary thanked  Kuwait government for employing a good number of nurses in the recent time under the MoU signed between the two countries.

He also expressed a positive response to the Kuwaiti intent to recruit domestic aides and their proposal for signing a legal instrument with the Bangladesh government for smooth regulation and management of domestic workers’ employment and rights in their workplace.

The meeting focused on reviewing the existing areas of bilateral cooperation including employment of workers, trade, energy, food security and forging cooperation in new areas.

Ambassador Hamadah took a positive note of the Bangladeshi proposal for simplifying visa procedures for business people and investors, acknowledging the issue as a vital step in strengthening economic collaboration.

Citing food security as a new area of cooperation, Foreign Secretary said that Kuwaiti investors could take advantage of investing in Bangladesh’s agro-based products and food processing sector in the Exclusive Economic Zones.

Welcoming the idea, the ambassador responded positively and expressed Kuwait’s readiness to engage with the Bangladesh’s proposal on food security initiatives especially as well as development of halal food industry here.

Recalling the excellent defence collaboration between the two countries, they also appreciated the professionalism and dedication of military professionals serving in Kuwait.

The envoy expressed the Kuwaiti Government’s keen interests to enhance engagement with the Bangladesh government and underlined the need for increasing  cooperation in bilateral trade, business and investment area.
 
Both sides discussed the ways and means to explore opportunities and potential and identify key areas for a structured collaboration aimed at boosting investment and trade for mutual benefits of the two countries.
 
Foreign Secretary described the bilateral cooperation between the two nations as a role model adding that employment of workforce in Kuwait, people-to-people contact; energy security and defence and development cooperation were the pillars of this longstanding bilateral ties.
 
Both sides underlined the need for working towards expediting the pending visit of Kuwaiti delegation led by Assistant Minister for Asian Affairs to Dhaka to attend the Foreign Office Consultations between Bangladesh and Kuwait and the proposed visit of Kuwaiti Foreign Minister to attend the Joint Commission (JC) to be hosted by Bangladesh.  
 
The two sides also exchanged views and expressed satisfaction over the mutual collaboration in the international forum including the Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD).