Bangladesh–Libya relations

Bangladesh-Libya relations

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Bangladesh–Libya relations refer to the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Libya.

History

Bangladesh has a resident ambassador in Libya.[1] Libya has a resident embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[2] In October 2011 the government of Bangladesh recognized the Libyan National Transitional Council.[3] Bangladesh embassy was attacked in Tripoli on February 2017.[4]

Economic relations

Since 1974 Libya has been recruiting migrant workers from Bangladesh.[5] Bangladesh signed an agreement to send 1 million workers to Libya in 2009.[6] On May 2015 Libya banned migrant workers from Bangladesh over concerns that they were illegally migrating to Europe through Libya.[7] There was an estimated 37 thousand strong Bangladeshi community in Libya as of September 2015.[8] By April 2017 the number had fallen to 20 thousand.[9] In May 2017 Bangladesh became the single largest source of migrants to Europe through Libya.[10][11] Khalifa Haftar of Libya’s National Army banned the arrival of Bangladeshis and 5 other nationals in 2017.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Bangladesh envoy to Libya presents credentials". The Daily Star. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Libyan embassy refutes media allegations". The Daily Star. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Bangladesh recognises Libya NTC". The Daily Star. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Shots fired at Bangladesh embassy in Tripoli". The Daily Star. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Bangladeshis can’t send remittance from Libya". New Age. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Business team leaves for Libya". The Daily Star. 8 April 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Libya bans Bangladesh workers". The Daily Star. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "Expats in Libya in grave crisis". The Daily Star. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "Fortune seekers trapped in Libya". The Daily Star. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "Bangladesh single biggest country of origin for refugees to Europe". The Daily Star. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  11. ↑ "The new refugee route emerging to Europe". The Independent. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  12. ↑ "A Libyan leader jumps on Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’". TRT World (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 May 2017.
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