Lift ban, recruit manpower from Bangladesh
Dipu Moni urges Kuwait
Foreign Minister Dipu Moni has urged Kuwait to lift its ban on manpower recruitment and recruit skilled manpower from Bangladesh.
She made the request when a three-member Kuwaiti delegation, led by Director General for Asian countries of Kuwait Foreign Ministry Mohammad Ahmad Al-Mejren Al-Rumi, called on her on May 17 during their three-day visit to Bangladesh.
In response, the Kuwaiti director general assured full cooperation and said Kuwait would encourage skilled manpower, especially in the technical fields including professionals like doctors, engineers and nurses.
Dipu Moni also requested Kuwait to invest in infrastructure projects in Bangladesh and import products such as readymade garments, pharmaceuticals, jute items, leather, and others from the country.
She invited the Kuwait foreign minister to visit Bangladesh, said a foreign ministry press release yesterday.
In response, the Kuwaiti delegation assured her of actively considering the issue.
During their visit from May 17-19, the delegation also called on Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Engr Khandker Mosharraf Hossain and discussed issues relating to manpower and labour.
During another meeting, Prime Minister's International Affairs Adviser Dr Gowher Rizvi told the delegation that investment-friendly opportunities prevail in Bangladesh, particularly in the fields of power generation, exploration of gas and oil in the offshore, education (establishing international level universities) and other mega infrastructure projects.
Earlier on May 17, the delegation had a bilateral meeting with Director General (West and Central Asia) of Bangladesh Foreign Ministry Nazrul Islam.
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