, Sept. 21 -- Singapore will upgrade its consulate in Dhaka to a high commission from October 1.

The upgrade reflects the enhanced economic and people-to-people relations between Singapore and Bangladesh, said the government of Singapore.

The development was shared by Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, to Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on September 20 during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York.

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The high commission's operating hours will be from 9 am to 5 pm, Sundays to Thursdays (closed on Bangladesh's public holidays and Singapore's N...