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Dhaka, April 9, 2025 (BSS) - Home Adviser Lieutenant General Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) has called upon Saudi Arabia to recruit more manpower from Bangladesh.

“Saudi Arabia is one of the largest development partners of Bangladesh. The largest numbers of Bangladeshis are now working in Saudi Arabia. Currently, 3.2 million Bangladeshis are working in different sectors in Saudi Arabia. Increase the recruitment of Bangladeshis to 4 million,” he said.

He made the appeal when Saudi Arabia ambassador Essa Bin Yousef Essa Al Duhailan paid a courtesy call on the adviser at his ministry office at Bangladesh Secretariat here.

The meeting discussed various issues of mutual interests that include issuance and re-issuance of passports in favor of 69,000 Bangladeshi citizens living in Saudi Arabia without valid passports. 

The Saudi Ambassador assured that Saudi Arabia's all-round cooperation in the development of Bangladesh will continue.

“In addition to manpower export, cooperation between the countries has been continuing on various sectors including business, trade, investment, tourism and culture,” he said.

The envoy said that Saudi Arabia has always been by Bangladesh's side and will continue to be in the near future. 

Special Assistant to Hon'ble Chief Adviser (Equivalent to State Minister) Md. Khuda Baksh Chowdhury, Senior Secretary of the Home Ministry Nasimul Ghani, and senior officials of the Ministries of Home and Foreign Affairs, were present.