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No illegal Bangladeshi in KSA

Manpower export to exceed target this yr, says minister
Bangladesh will exceed its manpower export target in the 1997 calendar year.
Talking to BSS at his chamber. State Minister for Labour and Manpower M A Mannan said yesterday that the target of manpower export in 1997 was 2.05.000 but 2.03.666 semiskilled and skilled workers had already been sent to 15 differ ent countries.
He said in addition. 1.5 lakh Bangladeshi nationals who went to Malaysia illegally re celv&i legal status at the per-
sonal initiative of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. the Foreign Minister and the Labour Minister himself.
He, however, said that the Savemment does not encourage legal export of manpower as it creates obstacles to legal export and tarnishes image of the country abroad.
He said according to the latest information at present no Bangladeshi national is staying Illegally in Saudi Arabia
The Labour Minister said overseas employment of Bang
ladeshi nationals was 2.27,584 in 1996-97 financial year which was 25.42 per cent higher (1.81.463) than that of 1995-96 financial year.
He said the remittances made by the foreign exchange earners hi 1996-97 fiscal were 1.492.39 million US dollar equivalent to Taka 6.371.75 crore. He said the remittances made in the 1995-96 fiscal were 1.214.07 million US dollar equivalent to Taka 4.977.93 crore.
The State Minister said the
remittances received in 1996-97 were 22.92 per cent higher in dollar and 28 per cent higher in taka than the previous financial year
He said in 1997 manpower were exported to Saudi Arabia. Kuwait. United Arab Emirates (UAE). Qatar. Libya. Bahrain, Oman. Malaysia. Korea. Singapore. Brunei. Laos. Mauritius. Saipan and Lebanon.
The largest number of 88.267 was exported to Saudi Arabia followed by 46.118 to UAE. 23.077 to Singapore. 17,265 to Kuwait. 4,626 to Oman and 4,258 to Bahrain.
Giving emphasis on export of skilled manpower to compete in the international market. Mannan said 60 per cent of our manpower export are semiskilled and the rest are skilled.
He said at present there are 12 technical training centres (TTCs) in the country with an annual enrollment capacity of 3500
He said, the government has decided to set up 12 more TTCs in the country at a cost of Taka 90 crore with an annual enrollment capacity of 3500
The State Minister said land for the centres had already been aquisitioned and construction work would start soon
The new TTCs will be set up In Dhaka (for women). Tangail. Dlnajpur. Rangpur. Noakhali. Sylhet. Pabna. Jessore. Patu akhali. Bandarban. Kushtia and Jamalpur. he added.