Expedite building petroleum refinery in Bangladesh, PM Hasina urges Kuwait
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged Kuwait to quickly implement its proposal to set up a fuel petroleum refinery in Bangladesh.
The Bangladesh government has already allocated land for establishment of the refinery, she said while Kuwaiti Ambassador to Bangladesh Faisal Mutlaq Aladwani called on her at Ganabhaban.
PM's press secretary Ihsanul Karim later briefed reporters.
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Last year, Kuwait's Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah expressed interest in building a petroleum refinery in Bangladesh.
During the meeting Sheikh Hasina also asked for holding the meeting of the joint commission between the two countries as soon as possible.
She said Bangladesh and Kuwait have special relations. "Kuwaiti people are in the heart of Bangladeshi people," she said.
Kuwait and Bangladesh relations have been initiated by the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman soon after the 1971 independence.
She appreciated Kuwait's support to Bangladesh's development programme. She especially recalled Kuwait's contribution to Bangladesh's reserve in 1996 while the Awami League had taken over the power through election.
The assistance was repaid later.
The premier said that Bangladeshis working in Kuwait are contributing to the economies of both the countries.
She conveyed her regards to the Emir of Kuwait.
She appreciated Kuwait's hosting of a Bangladesh military contingent and its expatriate workers.
The ambassador said that his country will assist Bangladesh in its development projects.
Bangladesh Ambassador at Large M Ziauddin and senior secretary of PMO Md Tofazzel Hossain Miah were present during the meeting.
