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Bilateral relations From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bangladesh–Singapore relations refer to the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Singapore.
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Singapore recognised Bangladesh in February 1972 after its independence.[1] 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]
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]
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