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Bangladesh–Kenya relations refer to the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Kenya. Bangladesh has a high commission in Nairobi. Both countries are members of the Non-Aligned Movement, Group of 77, Commonwealth of Nations and the Indian-Ocean Rim Association.

History

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Records exist of envoys from the Kenyan city-state of Malindi being hosted in the court of the Bengal Sultanate. Animals constituted a significant part of tributes in medieval Bengali courts. The Kenyan envoys brought giraffes, which were also noticed by the Chinese envoys in Bengal. Sultan Shihabuddin Bayazid Shah then gifted one of the Masai giraffes to Emperor Yongle of Ming China in 1414.

M. Wahidur Rahman, High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Kenya, was attacked by armed assailants on 22 February 2014.

High level visits

Former Bangladesh Minister for Textiles and Jute, Abdul Latif Siddique paid an official visit to Nairobi in 2012.

Agricultural cooperation

Kenya has been one of the desired destinations for Bangladesh to lease unused cultivable land in order to ensure future food security. Kenya has also expressed its interest to lease out vast arable lands to Bangladesh. The lands will be used to grow rice and cotton.

Economic relations

Bangladesh and Kenya have shown mutual interest in expanding bilateral trade and investments. Jute is a major product that Bangladesh has been exporting to Kenya. Kenya has also been importing medicines from Bangladesh. In 2012, a Bangladeshi delegation led by the Minister for Textiles and Jute paid a visit to Nairobi and held talks with several trade bodies and ministries of Kenya to explore potential ways for increasing economic activities between the two countries. Bangladesh also exports pharmaceutical medicine to Mauritius.

References

1. ^ N. W. Sobania (2003). Culture and Customs of Kenya. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-313-31486-5.
2. ^ Lin Ma; Jaap van Brakel (25 March 2016). Fundamentals of Comparative and Intercultural Philosophy. SUNY Press. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-4384-6017-8.
3. Giorgio Riello; Zoltán Biedermann; Anne Gerritsen (28 December 2017). Global Gifts: The Material Culture of Diplomacy in Early Modern Eurasia. Cambridge University Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-108-41550-7. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018.
4. Church, Sally K. (2016). "The Giraffe of Bengal: A Medieval Encounter in Ming China". The Medieval History Journal. 7: 1–37. doi:10.1177/097194580400700101. S2CID 161549135.
5. "Bangladesh High Commissioner attacked in Nairobi". 23 February 2014.
6. "Bangladesh envoy to Kenya attacked". Dhaka Tribune.
7. ^ "Jute goods export to Kenya to double this year". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
8. ^ "Kenya keen to lease out lands to Bangladesh". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
9. "Bangladeshi envoy to Kenya presents credentials". Bangladesh Today. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
10. "Kenya greets Bangladesh Prime Minister". Banglanews24.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
11. Bachar, Sitesh Chandra. "Pharmaceutical Industry". Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

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