Bangladesh–Qatar relations

Bangladesh–Qatar relations refer to the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Qatar.[1]

Bangladesh-Qatar relations

Qatar
Bangladesh

History

Bangladesh has an embassy in Doha.[2] Bangladesh and Qatar agreed to boost defense ties.[2] Qatar Charity has schools, orphanages and training centres in Bangladesh.[3] In 2014 Women's Association of Bangladesh-Qatar was formed in Doha.[4] Bangladeshs' foreign minister Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali visited Qatar in 2016 to discuss trade and bilateral ties.[5]

Economic relations

Bangladesh signed a deal in November 2013 to import LNG from Qatar with negotiations going back to 2010.[6][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 RasGas to receive 2.5 million tonnes of LNG annually for the following 15 years. Shipments are due 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]

References
  1. "Bangladesh-Qatar to discuss manpower export". Click Ittefaq. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  2. "Bangladesh, Qatar to boost defence cooperation". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  3. "QC team visits charity projects in Bangladesh - The Peninsula Qatar". www.thepeninsulaqatar.com. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  4. "Bangladeshi women form association in Doha". archive.qatar-tribune.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  5. "Bangladesh, Qatar discuss ways to deepen ties". The Daily Sun. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  6. "The Global Intelligence Files BANGLADESH/QATAR/ENERGY/GV- Dhaka signs deal with Doha to import LNG". wikileaks.org. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  7. "Qatar Petroleum agrees LNG sale to Bangladesh". Arabian Business. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  8. "Dhaka-Doha to sign double taxation avoidance deal | Dhaka Tribune". archive.dhakatribune.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-25. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  9. "Prothom Alo steps into the Gulf". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  10. "Govt finalises deal on import of Qatar LNG". Hellenic Shipping News. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  11. Independent, The. "Bangladesh, Qatar Joint Working Group to discuss manpower export". Bangladesh, Qatar Joint Working Group to discuss manpower export | theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  12. "Qatar to recruit Bangladeshis". The Independent Bangladesh. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2017.


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