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Iraq restarted its mission in Bangladesh Sunday, after a lapse of five years. The functioning of its mission in Dhaka was stopped as the US-led forces occupied Iraq in March 2003.

Iraqi new Charge d'Affaires Sabri Rashid presented his credentials to foreign affairs adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury in his office Sunday. Rashid assured that Iraq would import workers from Bangladesh after Iraq achieved political stability.

"We have started the full functioning of our mission in Dhaka. We are here to restore the excellent bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Iraq," Rashid told reporters after his meeting with Iftekhar.

"We will import workers from Bangladesh after Iraq gets political stability and restores internal security," Rashid told bdnews24.com.