<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Singapore will upgrade its consulate in Dhaka to a high commission from October 1.</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The upgrade reflects the enhanced economic and people-to-people relations between Singapore and Bangladesh, said the government of Singapore.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">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.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">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 National Day).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Foreign Minister Dr Momen had earlier requested the Singapore Foreign Minister to set up a full-fledged mission in Dhaka that would benefit both countries.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Momen called for more investment from Singapore in Bangladesh and said that Singapore can take the opportunity to invest in Bangladesh’s special economic zones. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>