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Bangladesh–Saudi Arabia relations are the diplomatic and bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia. Relations between the two nations had a strained beginning but have grown strong since then. Being a Muslim-majority state, Bangladesh attaches a special importance to its ties with Saudi Arabia, which is the birthplace of Islam.
Although Bangladesh only came into existence in 1971, the land of East Bengal which is today Bangladesh has strong ties to the Middle East. Out of the 13 Million [1] Bangladeshis abroad approximately 8 million live within the Middle East, [2] with 2.5 million in Saudi Arabia and a 1 million of them in the United Arab Emirates.
Bangladeshis in Saudi Arabia number around 2.6 million. Saudi Arabia is the top destination country for Bangladeshi migrant workers, with almost 100,000 Bangladeshis migrating to Saudi Arabia in the last quarter of 2022. [3] Most Bangladeshis in Saudi Arabia work in the service industry. [4]
The largest Bangladeshi diaspora population is in Saudi Arabia. There are also significant migrant communities in various Arab states of the Persian Gulf, particularly the United Arab Emirates and Oman, where Bangladeshis are mainly classified as foreign workers. The United Kingdom is home to the largest Bangladeshi community in Europe. [42]
A partial list is available on the website of the Embassy of Bangladesh in Riyadh. [3]Md. Delwar Hossain (Diplomat) (26 December 2024 - Present) Mohammad Javed Patwary (22 August 2020 – 15 August 2024) [4] [5]
Bangladeshi international schools in Saudi Arabia (2 P) Pages in category "Bangladesh–Saudi Arabia relations" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Muslim-majority countries including Jordan, Egypt, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia however pressured it because they wanted to fix this discord that had emerged in the Islamic world. Foreign ministers of seven nations went to Bangladesh to convince it to drop its planned trials.
Since 1981, Saudi Arabia has sent 100 officers to the Defence Services Command & Staff College in Dhaka, which is the college's largest number of overseas graduates from a single nation. [262] Bangladesh is seeking to increase economic ties with Saudi Arabia to reduce the trade deficit currently in the Kingdom's favour.