Give expats due honour, ensure they’re not facing any problem: Hasina

By Sumi Khan Dhaka, Jan 7 : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry and recruiting agencies to take care of Bangladeshi expatriates.
Hasina said everything has to be looked after by the recruiting agencies and the ministry for those who are willing to go abroad. “Ensure their security, especially the female migrant workers.” About the home bound expatriates who have lost their jobs during the Covid-19, the Prime Minister also said that the Bangladesh government is taking various initiatives to make the country economically stronger and self-reliant.
Hasina also briefly described various steps of the government taken for the welfare of Bangladeshi expatriates.
Bangladesh has set the theme – ‘Mujib Borsho er Ahoban, Dokkho Hoye Bidesh Jan’ (The call of Mujib Year, go abroad after getting skilled).
Hasina said her government is taking care of them and there is no reason to be upset.