BANGLADESH NEWS
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked the Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (Baira) to look into the matters of workers more humanly and sympathetically while sending them abroad.
The prime minister made the directive when the newly elected members of the Executive Committee of Baira led by its President Shahjalal Majumder met her at her office.
After the meeting, PM’s Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad briefed reporters.
Referring to the government initiative of imparting training to the workers intending to migrate on the language and laws of the countries concerned before migration, Hasina asked Baira to arrange similar programmes.
She also asked them to minimise the migration costs of the poor workers to lessen their burden.
Expressing satisfaction over dutifulness and awareness of Baira about the migration of manpower, the prime minister said her government undertaken various measures for the welfare of the expatriate Bangladeshis.
In this context, she mentioned the establishment of Expatriate Welfare Bank to help minimise the migration cost so that the intending workers do not have to sell their belongings.
Referring to the election manifesto of the government, she said the government has created job opportunities for people, particularly the unemployed youths, in four districts under the national service programme.
Besides, any individual can take loan up to Tk one lakh without any collateral from Employment Bank to create job opportunities, she added.
The Baira leaders greeted the prime minister with a bouquet for various successes of her government, including wining of maritime boundary demarcation case against Myanmar.
They also informed some of their problems, including awarding CIP status to the Baira leaders.
The prime minister told the delegation that initiatives will be taken to solve their problems in consultation with the officials concerned.
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