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UAE Ambassador Meets Mahdi Amin
Bangladesh, UAE discuss boosting labour market, trade, investment
Daily Sun Report, Dhaka
Published: 13 Oct 2026, 11:55 AM
UAE Ambassador Abdulla Ali AlHamoudi meets Prime Minister’s Adviser Mahdi Amin at the Prime Minister’s Office in the capital’s Tejgaon on 13 October 2026. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have discussed expanding employment opportunities for Bangladeshi workers, recruiting skilled labour and boosting bilateral trade and investment.
The issues were discussed at a meeting held between Prime Minister’s Adviser Mahdi Amin and UAE Ambassador Abdulla Ali AlHamoudi at the Prime Minister’s Office in the capital’s Tejgaon on Tuesday (13 October).
They also discussed strengthening the longstanding ties between the two countries, Muslim solidarity and mutual cooperation.
The meeting referred to talks held between Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
The two sides stressed creating employment opportunities for Bangladeshis in the UAE, particularly in taxi and truck driving, as well as facilitating the recruitment of skilled workers.
They also discussed ways to strengthen people-to-people contacts between the two countries.
Other issues included expanding bilateral trade, increasing UAE investment in Bangladesh and enhancing cooperation in the energy sector.
Potential investment and cooperation opportunities in infrastructure and industry were also discussed, with both sides emphasising closer collaboration to strengthen economic ties.