Bangladesh–Brunei relations


Bangladesh–Brunei relations refer to the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Brunei. Air Vice Marshal Mahmud Hussain is the Bangladeshi ambassador to Brunei. Bangladesh is a source of workers for Brunei.

History

Bangladesh and Brunei established diplomatic relations on 5 May 1984 after the independence of Brunei. Bangladesh established an embassy in Brunei Darussalam on July 1985 and Brunei established an embassy in Dhaka on 29 July 1999. Bangladesh embassy in Brunei was closed in 1988 and in 1997 it was reopened. Bangladesh and Brunei both participated in the November 2017 Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training naval exercise. Bangladesh and Brunei both do not have allow Israeli citizens entry to their countries. They are both members of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.

Economic relations

In 2008 Brunei asked Bangladesh for workers. Brunei is the second largest destination of Bangladeshi expatriate workers in Southeast Asia, and in 2013 Brunei recruited 5,038 Bangladeshi workers.