Bangladesh-Singapore relations
Map indicating locations of Bangladesh and Singapore

Bangladesh
Singapore

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

History

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

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

  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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