Leader of the opposition in Parliament Khaleda Zia on Tuesday requested
the Saudi government to recruit more skilled and half-skilled workers
from Bangladesh. She made the request while a Saudi delegation led by
Speaker of Majlis-e-Shura of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Abdullah Bin
Mohammed Bin Ibrahim Al-Sheikh called on the BNP chairperson at her
Gulshan residence in the city. The opposition leader requested the
visiting Speaker to utilize his good office to recruit more Bangladeshis
in Saudi Arabia, said BNP coordinator Tariqul Islam to the reporters
after the meeting.
In response to the call of the BNP chairperson, the Speaker apprised her that massive development for the Holy Kaba Sharif is in progress and the development works will also start for Madina and Khaleda Zia requested the Speaker to employ skilled and half-skilled manpower from Bangladesh to work for those development works.
The BNP leader said, both the leaders discussed several bilateral issues during the meeting which began at 2 pm.
He said, the discussion between the two leaders was a fruitful one.
Talking to the reporters, the Saudi Speaker said, the matter of developing bilateral relations came up in the discussion with the opposition leader.
He highly appreciated the role of Khaleda Zia in strengthening the bilateral relations between the two countries.
The visiting Speaker said, the meeting with the opposition leader was held in a friendly atmosphere and he awarded a crest to the BNP chairperson during the meeting.
BNP standing committee members MK Anwar, BNP chairperson's Advisers Reaz Rahman and Sabih Uddin Ahmed, BNP chairperson's Special Assistant to KSA Enamul Haque were present at the meeting.
Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Abdullah Bin Naser Al-Busairi was also present with the 13-member parliamentary delegation.
The Saudi Speaker arrived in Dhaka on Sunday on a four-day visit at the invitation of Speaker Abdul Hamid Advocate.
During the visit, the visiting Speaker held meetings with President Md Zillur Rahman, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Speaker Abdul Hamid Advocate.
In response to the call of the BNP chairperson, the Speaker apprised her that massive development for the Holy Kaba Sharif is in progress and the development works will also start for Madina and Khaleda Zia requested the Speaker to employ skilled and half-skilled manpower from Bangladesh to work for those development works.
The BNP leader said, both the leaders discussed several bilateral issues during the meeting which began at 2 pm.
He said, the discussion between the two leaders was a fruitful one.
Talking to the reporters, the Saudi Speaker said, the matter of developing bilateral relations came up in the discussion with the opposition leader.
He highly appreciated the role of Khaleda Zia in strengthening the bilateral relations between the two countries.
The visiting Speaker said, the meeting with the opposition leader was held in a friendly atmosphere and he awarded a crest to the BNP chairperson during the meeting.
BNP standing committee members MK Anwar, BNP chairperson's Advisers Reaz Rahman and Sabih Uddin Ahmed, BNP chairperson's Special Assistant to KSA Enamul Haque were present at the meeting.
Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Abdullah Bin Naser Al-Busairi was also present with the 13-member parliamentary delegation.
The Saudi Speaker arrived in Dhaka on Sunday on a four-day visit at the invitation of Speaker Abdul Hamid Advocate.
During the visit, the visiting Speaker held meetings with President Md Zillur Rahman, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Speaker Abdul Hamid Advocate.
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