Bangladesh and Jordan have discussed ways to strengthen trade relations between the two countries.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday said Jordan's readymade garments (RMG) sector will recruit over 12,000 skilled workers from Bangladesh in one year. 

Bangladesh Ambassador to Jordan Nahida Sobhan visited the largest garments factory in Jordan and assured the Bangladeshi workers of Classic Fashion Apparels that the Embassy would always stand by them to ensure their rights and welfare.

The government has appointed Nahida Sobhan, who is currently serving as the Director General of United Nations Wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as the new ambassador of Bangladesh to Jordan.