Bilateral relations exist between Bangladesh and Austria. Relations between the two countries have been considered cordial with both the countries working towards further strengthen it.[1] Bangladesh has an embassy in Vienna which also serves as the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations and other international organizations.
Because of the roughly 7000 km long distance,[2] historical contacts between the two countries have been rather small. Following the establishment of the Ostend Company, Austrian ships began to travel to Bengal where they opened factories.[3] The early history of ties between Austria and Bangladesh can be seen when a number of Bangladeshis travelled to the Austria for further educational purposes starting in the 20th century; namely Abdullah Al-Mamun Suhrawardy.[4]
Large quantities of jute used to be transported from Bengal to Austria due to the efforts of the Ralli Brothers in the early 1800s. The two countries fought the two World Wars against each other, with Austria (as Austria-Hungary) being one of the dominant Central Powers in World War I and part of Adolf Hitler's national socialist Third Reich in World War II and Bangladesh being a part of the British Raj, a colony of the United Kingdom, which fought Austria (respectively Germany, which Austria was a part of from 1938 to 1945) on both occasions. Abdul Motaleb Malik, a notable Bengali politician, was the Pakistani ambassador to Austria in the 50s, long before the Independence of Bangladesh in 1971.[5]
Prior to the security printing press's commissioning in 1989, the Bangla Post got some of their stamps printed in Austria.[6]
High level visitsedit
Former foreign minister of Bangladesh Dipu Moni paid a visit to Vienna in 2013.[7]
Areas for cooperationedit
Bangladesh and Austria have identified power and energy, health, education, tourism, human resource development and waste management as promising sectors for bilateral cooperation between the two countries.[7]
The education sector have been seen as a potential area for bilateral cooperation between the two countries. Bangladesh and Austria have put emphasis on educational exchange programs between the two countries. Bangladesh has sought Austria's cooperation to increase the number of Austrian scholarship for Bangladeshi students.[8]
Bangladesh and Austria have shown their deep interest to expand the bilateral economic activities between the two countries and have been taking necessary steps in this regard.[9][10] As of 2013, the volume of bilateral trade between the two countries stands at €400 million. About 30 Austria based multinational firms are operating in Bangladesh.[11]
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Bilateral relations exist between Bangladesh and Austria Relations between the two countries have been considered cordial with both the countries working towards further strengthen it 1 Bangladesh has an embassy in Vienna which also serves as the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations and other international organizations Austria Bangladesh relationsAustria Bangladesh Contents 1 History 2 High level visits 3 Areas for cooperation 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editBecause of the roughly 7000 km long distance 2 historical contacts between the two countries have been rather small Following the establishment of the Ostend Company Austrian ships began to travel to Bengal where they opened factories 3 The early history of ties between Austria and Bangladesh can be seen when a number of Bangladeshis travelled to the Austria for further educational purposes starting in the 20th century namely Abdullah Al Mamun Suhrawardy 4 Large quantities of jute used to be transported from Bengal to Austria due to the efforts of the Ralli Brothers in the early 1800s The two countries fought the two World Wars against each other with Austria as Austria Hungary being one of the dominant Central Powers in World War I and part of Adolf Hitler s national socialist Third Reich in World War II and Bangladesh being a part of the British Raj a colony of the United Kingdom which fought Austria respectively Germany which Austria was a part of from 1938 to 1945 on both occasions Abdul Motaleb Malik a notable Bengali politician was the Pakistani ambassador to Austria in the 50s long before the Independence of Bangladesh in 1971 5 Prior to the security printing press s commissioning in 1989 the Bangla Post got some of their stamps printed in Austria 6 High level visits editFormer foreign minister of Bangladesh Dipu Moni paid a visit to Vienna in 2013 7 Areas for cooperation editBangladesh and Austria have identified power and energy health education tourism human resource development and waste management as promising sectors for bilateral cooperation between the two countries 7 The education sector have been seen as a potential area for bilateral cooperation between the two countries Bangladesh and Austria have put emphasis on educational exchange programs between the two countries Bangladesh has sought Austria s cooperation to increase the number of Austrian scholarship for Bangladeshi students 8 Bangladesh and Austria have shown their deep interest to expand the bilateral economic activities between the two countries and have been taking necessary steps in this regard 9 10 As of 2013 the volume of bilateral trade between the two countries stands at 400 million About 30 Austria based multinational firms are operating in Bangladesh 11 See also editForeign relations of Austria Foreign relations of BangladeshReferences edit Dipu Moni invited to Austria to embolden relations Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha Archived from the original on 22 February 2014 Retrieved 4 February 2014 Distance Calculator Ray Aniruddha 2012 Ostend Company In Sirajul Islam Miah Sajahan Khanam Mahfuza Ahmed Sabbir eds Banglapedia the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh Online ed Dhaka Bangladesh Banglapedia Trust Asiatic Society of Bangladesh ISBN 984 32 0576 6 OCLC 52727562 OL 30677644M Retrieved 9 April 2024 Bhuiyan Golam Kibria 2012 Suhrawardi Abdullah Al Mamun In Sirajul Islam Miah Sajahan Khanam Mahfuza Ahmed Sabbir eds Banglapedia the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh Online ed Dhaka Bangladesh Banglapedia Trust Asiatic Society of Bangladesh ISBN 984 32 0576 6 OCLC 52727562 OL 30677644M Retrieved 9 April 2024 Abu Jafar 2012 Malik AM In Sirajul Islam Miah Sajahan Khanam Mahfuza Ahmed Sabbir eds Banglapedia the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh Online ed Dhaka Bangladesh Banglapedia Trust Asiatic Society of Bangladesh ISBN 984 32 0576 6 OCLC 52727562 OL 30677644M Retrieved 9 April 2024 Siddique Mahmudur Rahman 2012 Stamps Postal In Sirajul Islam Miah Sajahan Khanam Mahfuza Ahmed Sabbir eds Banglapedia the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh Online ed Dhaka Bangladesh Banglapedia Trust Asiatic Society of Bangladesh ISBN 984 32 0576 6 OCLC 52727562 OL 30677644M Retrieved 9 April 2024 a b Bangladesh Austria identify common fields of cooperation The Daily Star Archived from the original on 21 February 2014 Retrieved 4 February 2014 Iajuddin for boosting trade relations between Dhaka and Vienna The Bangabhaban Archived from the original on 27 June 2014 Retrieved 4 February 2014 Dhaka keen to develop closer economic ties with Vienna The Daily Star Archived from the original on 21 February 2014 Retrieved 4 February 2014 Austrian govt invites Dipu Moni Daily Sun Archived from the original on 22 February 2014 Retrieved 4 February 2014 Bangladesh Austria ties to grow further Spindelegger The Independent Archived from the original on 23 February 2014 Retrieved 4 February 2014 Portals nbsp Politics nbsp Austria nbsp Bangladesh Retrieved from https en 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