Chief adviser concludes visit to UAE

Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus concluded his visit to the United Arab Emirates today after attending the World Governments Summit in the city of Dubai.
The UAE Sports Minister Dr Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi saw him off at the Dubai airport as the chief adviser took an Emirates flight back home.
Apart from joining the WGS, Yunus met several UAE ministers on the sidelines of the summit.
During the meetings, issues of mutual interests including visa restriction on Bangladeshi nationals, expansion of trade and commerce, UAE business plans to invest in Chattogram Port and deepening sports and education ties were also discussed.
Also, the chief adviser, during the talks, urged the UAE authorities to lift visa restrictions on Bangladeshi citizens and recruit more workers.
He invited Emirati companies to relocate their factories to Bangladesh. He also agreed in principle to set up an exclusive industrial park for the UAE businesses after a proposal by the UAE Trade Minister Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi.
UAE groups can make Bangladesh a halal product manufacturing hub, using Bangladesh's low-cost labour, the chief adviser told the trade minister.
The trade minister said he would like to lead a senior trade and investigation delegation to Bangladesh in the coming months.
Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain, special envoy of the chief adviser, Lutfey Siddiqi, and Senior Secretary Lamiya Morshed accompanied the chief adviser during the visit.