Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has urged outgoing Ambassador of Oman Abdul Ghaffar Bin Abdul Karim Al-Bulushi to reopen visas for Bangladeshi workers and help expand trade and energy ties between the two countries.

The Ambassador said some 700,000 Bangladeshis now work in Oman, and there is a demand for skilled workers in the energy sector of the Gulf kingdom.

The outgoing Ambassador paid a farewell call on Chief Adviser Dr Yunus at the State Guest House in Dhaka on Tuesday, said the Chief Adviser's press wing on Wednesday.

During the meeting, Ambassador Al-Bulushi greeted the Chief Adviser, saying the Bangladesh-Oman relationship will grow under his leadership.

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