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Bangladesh suffers from image problems'

Staff Correspondent
Speakers at a roundtable yesterday said Bangladesh suffers from image problems abroad due to fraudulent practices by recruiting agencies and brokers, committing crime by workers and irregularities among the government officials, which have created negative impact on the attitude of the labour importingcountries.
The government should be vigilant to protect the use of unfair means in dealing with this potentially lucrative export sector, they added.
Iitled 'Manpower export and potentials: measures to prevent cheat', the roundtable was organised by Sheba Bangladesh Foundation and Prochesta Kalyan Sangstha at the LGED auditorium in the city.
Presided by former adviser ASM Shajahan, the meeting was addressed by TIB Chairman Prof Muzaffer Ahmad, economist Atiur Rahman, Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (Baira) President Ghulam Mustafa, Sheba Bangladesh Foundation Vice Chairman Prof Abdur Rahim and BSB Foundation Chairman MK Bashar.
Executive Director of Shisuk, an NGO, Sakil Millat Morshed presented a keynote paper.
Prof Muzaffer said there was a time when Bangladeshi labour had earned fame in the international labour market. But this fame is about to go at present.
He called on the government to provide necessary information through website and booklet so that workers cannot be cheated.
He further said though Bangladesh is termed as a moderate Muslim country, it is true that some of our people were involved in militancy in Afghanistan and India, which have made negative impact on the manpower export even in Muslim countries.
The TIB chairman alleged that officials of Baira earned much money by exporting manpower but they had done little for the betterment of the sector and even it did not establish any training centre for the labour. i j>hi.j i
ASM Shajahan said Bangladeshi labour market abroad might shrink due to fraudulent practices by recruiting agencies and increasing trend of committing crime by the workers.
He said tendency to commit crime has increased among the workers abroad, which has brought negative impact on labour importingcountries.
He stressed the need for improving moral character of the workers.
Atiur Rahman said the role of foreign missions abroad is not satisfactory to uphold the rights of our labours abroad, adding that diversification of the manpower market is essential.
Ghulam Mustafa said expatriates' welfare and overseas employment ministry has turned into a ministry of 'sufferings' for us as many of the officials here are dishonest.
He claimed that manpower export sector cannot flourish due to negative propaganda against it.
He hoped that the country will see a record $8 billion foreign exchange from manpower export this year.