Saudi Arabia

State Minister for Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Shafiqur Rahman Chowdhury and Saudi Ambassador Essa Yousef Essa Alduhailan pictured after a meeting at the expatriates’ welfare ministry on 7 February 2024. Photo: Courtesy
Migration

Dhaka seeks lower migration costs, safer workplace for workers in Saudi 

Saudi Arabia is the largest destination for Bangladeshi workers, employing around 3 million Bangladeshis, according to an unofficial estimate.

Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Bangladesh, Essa Yussef Essa Al Dulaihan, paid a courtesy call on Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury at his office at the secretariat on Wednesday. Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Environment minister urges Saudi Arabia to ease remittance transfer process

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 5 February, 2024. Photo: Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS/ File photo
Middle East

Saudi Arabia says there will be no diplomatic relations with Israel without an independent Palestinian state

Bangladesh seeks Saudi assistance to combat dollar crisis
Bangladesh

Bangladesh seeks Saudi assistance to combat dollar crisis

A delegation headed by Dr Abdullah Mohammed Ibrahim Al -Sheikh, Speaker of the Sura Councilor of Saudi Arabia, met the President at Bangabhaban on Thursday (1 February). Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

President urges KSA to invest more in Bangladesh

President of the Shura Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Sheikh Dr. Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Ibraheem Al Sheikh called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganabhaban on 31 January 2024. Photo: PID
Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia keen to enhance bilateral ties further

A non-alcoholic cocktail in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Photographer: Tasneem Alsultan/Bloomberg
Middle East

Saudi liquor store fuels expat speculation about relaxing alcohol ban

Representational Photo. Collected
World+Biz

Saudi Arabia allows conducting marriages at Masjid al-Haram and Nabawi

File Photo: Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Essa Al-Duhailan. Photo: Arab News
Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Saudi join hands to set up Arabic language institute in Dhaka: Envoy

A view shows vehicles driving on a street in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri/File Photo
Middle East

Saudi Arabia prepares to open first alcohol store for diplomats

Mohammed bin Salman, from left, Narendra Modi and Joe Biden during the G20 in New Delhi on Sept. 9, 2023.Photographer: Evelyn Hockstein/AFP/Getty Images
Middle East

World's most ambitious trade route stalls in Middle East turmoil

Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh, Essa Yousef Essa Alduhailan paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the PM's official Ganabhaban residence on Tuesday (23 January). Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

PM seeks more investments from Saudi Arabia

This architectural wonder provides unparalleled views of the Kaaba and other significant religious landmarks in Mecca. Photo: Collected from the X (formerly known as Twitter) handle of ThamerAlbugami
World+Biz

World's highest hanging prayer room unveiled in Saudi Arabia