Ragidom Trading takes over expatriate service centres in Saudi Arabia in deal with Riyadh embassy
The Expatriate Service Centres (EDC) in Saudi Arabia, which provide passport, NID and other consular services to expatriates on behalf of the Bangladesh embassy, are going under new management. A contract for running the centres under the new management has been formally signed between the Bangladesh Embassy in Riyadh and Ragidom Trading Company.
The Expatriate Digital Centres (EDC) began their journey in 2017. The centres were launched in partnership between private firm Al Mamal General Service, the a2i project and the Riyadh embassy.
The service centres have branches in several Saudi cities, including Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Madinah, Tabuk and Najran.
Services provided through the embassy, such as passport renewal, attestation, travel permits and e-passport applications, are delivered from these centres.
This is the first change in the centres' management since they were launched. Al Mamal Logistic Services Company had been running the centres' operations for a long time.
After the related activities with that company end in 2026, Ragidom Trading Company has taken over running the service centres under a decision of the Government of Bangladesh.
The proprietor of Ragidom Trading Company is Mofazzal Hossain Swapan. He is a well-known face of the Bangladeshi community in Riyadh and a prominent political figure.
