The
Consulate General of Bangladesh
in Jeddah is one of the biggest
consular posts of Bangladesh
abroad. It has 7 officers and
39 staff-members other than
the Consul General with 4 Wings
named Diplomatic, Consular, Labour and Sonali Bank. All the wings have been working
under tremendous pressure for
which each and all officers
and staff of this Consulate
General have to remain busy
beyond office hours and on
holidays throughout the year.
Apart from this, as the Consulate
General is located at the gateway
of the two Holy cities, the
Mission has to do the protocol
duties for VIPs and various government delegations
who visit Jeddah for performing Holy Hajj,
and Umrah as well as official purpose.
The
labour problems and its solutions is another
responsibility of this Consulate. About 07
lakhs Bangladeshi nationals are living in
various cities of its jurisdiction over the
western part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
which covers the area of 7 provinces (namely,
Jeddah, Makkah, Madinah, Taif, Abha, Jizan,
Al-Baha, Tabuk, Yanbu and Najran) out of
13 provinces of Saudi Arabia. Providing consular
services to them, looking after their welfare
and assisting settling labour disputes are
some of many tasks carried out by the Mission.
Trade promotion is another important responsibility
of the Mission.
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