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Bangladesh–Singapore relations refer to the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Singapore.
Singapore recognised Bangladesh in February 1972 after the Independence of Bangladesh. [1] Md 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]