Dhaka, March 8 -- Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud held a bilateral meeting with the UAE Minister for Human Resources and Emiratization Abdul Rahman Al Awar at the latter's office in Dubai on Friday morning.

The two ministers discussed bilateral issues of mutual interests including recruitment of more Bangladeshi nationals in all sectors of the UAE job market as well as in all Emirates; specially recruitment of graduate nurses, healthcare technicians, caregivers, professionals, agro farmers.

The foreign minister requested the reopening of visas for all trades in all Emirates and the simplification of the visa procedure for Bangladeshi workers across all categories, as well as the facilitation of work permit transfers from one employer to a...