This file photo dated April 15, 2019 shows Bangladeshi migrant worker M.D. Sharif Uddin holding his book and diary in Singapore. (PHOTO / AFP)

DHAKA — Singapore will elevate its consulate in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka to a high commission from Oct 1, reflecting the enhanced economic and people-to-people relations between the two countries, United News of Bangladesh reported on Thursday.

The upgrade was shared by Singapore's foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan to Bangladesh's foreign minister AK Abdul Momen on Sept 20 during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York.

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Momen had earlier requested the Singaporean foreign minister to set up a full-fledged mission in Dhaka that would benefit both countries while calling for more investment from Singapore in Bangladesh's special economic zones.