Bangladesh–Singapore relations
Bilateral relations
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Bangladesh–Singapore relations refer to the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Singapore.
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History
Pre-contemporary era
Bengal and Singapore (as part of the Straits Settlements) were both part of the Bengal Presidency from 1830 to 1851.[1]
Contemporary era
Singapore recognised Bangladesh in February 1972 after its independence.[2] Mustafizur Rahman is the Bangladeshi High Commissioner to Singapore.[3] The president of Bangladesh, Zillur Rahman died in a hospital in Singapore on 20 March 2013.[4]
On 20 January 2016 Singapore deported 27 construction workers from Bangladesh for planning terrorist attacks in Bangladesh.[5] The group was described as the first foreign terrorist group in Singapore.[6] Bangladesh filed terrorism related cases against 14 of them.[7] On 3 May 2016 eight more workers from Bangladesh were deported for having ties with the Islamic State terror group.[8]
On 9 August 2016, Bangladesh and Singapore signed an agreement to produce a joint power plant.[9] 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.[10]
Economic relations
Singapore is one of the biggest markets for the export of manpower from Bangladesh.[11][12] 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.[13][14]
