{"id":13377,"date":"2026-04-02T00:50:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyenglishtimes.com\/?p=13377"},"modified":"2026-04-02T00:50:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:50:29","slug":"expatriate-welfare-minister-requests-increase-in-manpower-export-to-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyenglishtimes.com\/?p=13377","title":{"rendered":"Expatriate Welfare Minister requests increase in manpower export to Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Expatriates&#8217; Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury and Prime Minister&#8217;s Adviser on Labour, Employment and Education Dr. Mahdi Amin held a meeting with Saudi Vice-Minister for International Affairs Dr Tariq bin Abdul Aziz on the sidelines of the 356th Governing Body session of the ILO<\/p>\n<p><strong>ET Desk:\u00a0<\/strong> Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia have discussed expanding manpower export and recognising Bangladeshi skills to strengthen<br \/>\nbilateral labour cooperation during a meeting held in Geneva.<\/p>\n<p>Expatriates&#8217; Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury held the talks with Saudi Vice-Minister for International Affairs Dr. Tariq bin Abdul Aziz on the sidelines of the 356th Governing Body session of the International Labour Organization (ILO), said an official handout here today.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, the Bangladesh minister urged Saudi Arabia to increase\u00a0recruitment of workers from Bangladesh and recognise skills acquired locally.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister&#8217;s Adviser on Labour, Employment and Education Dr. Mahdi Amin, Labour Secretary Md. Abdur Rahman Tarafder and Bangladesh&#8217;s Permanent Representative to Geneva Ambassador Nahida Sobhan were present in the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The minister conveyed greetings from Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to the\u00a0Saudi leadership and thanked the Kingdom for ensuring the safety of\u00a0Bangladeshi workers amid the recent Middle East situation.<\/p>\n<p>The Saudi side expressed willingness to recruit more skilled workers from\u00a0Bangladesh, recognising their contribution to the country&#8217;s development.<\/p>\n<p>Both sides emphasised strengthening cooperation in skills development,\u00a0including upgrading technical training centres and expanding Arabic language\u00a0training for prospective migrant workers.<\/p>\n<p>The Saudi vice minister invited the Bangladeshi minister to visit Saudi\u00a0Arabia and reaffirmed commitment to deepening bilateral labour cooperation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Expatriates&#8217; Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury and Prime Minister&#8217;s Adviser on Labour, Employment and Education Dr. Mahdi Amin held a meeting with Saudi Vice-Minister for International Affairs Dr Tariq bin Abdul Aziz on the sidelines of the 356th Governing Body session of the ILO ET Desk:\u00a0 Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia have discussed expanding manpower export and recognising Bangladeshi skills to strengthen bilateral labour cooperation during a meeting held in Geneva. 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