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$9b remittance this year: Iftekhar

Missions abroad asked to protect migrants' interest

UNB, Dhaka
The country has so far received USS 6.5 billion this year as remittance from the migrant workers and if this trend continues the figure could go over USS 9 billion by the year-end.
This was disclosed by Foreign Affairs Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury while speaking as chief guest at a discussion on 'Migration and Human Trafficking' at a local hotel yesterday.
Foreign Service Academy and International Organisation for Migration (IOM) jointly organised the discussion participated by trainee officers and officials of the foreign ministry and officers from
other ministries.
Ambassador Shahed Akhtar,
principal of Foreign Service Academy, and Rabab Fatima, IOM representative for South Asia, also spoke on the occasion.
Iftekhar, also in charge of the Ministry of Expatriates'Welfare and Overseas Employment, told the discussion that last year the country received over USS 8 billion as remittance from the migrant workers.
He said that so far this year clearance has been given to 560,000 migrant workers for employment abroad.
The foreign adviser, however, said that to maximise the benefits of migration, it must be ensured so that migrant workers and their families do not pay exorbitant sums to secure an overseas employment.
"We must ensure safe and cost-effective migration for our
people to reduce the risks of trafficking."
He added: “Our endeavours must strike a balance to encourage best practices, taking into account the importance of outward migration and the role it plays in our economy."
Iftekhar said all Bangladesh missions have been instructed to protect and promote the interests of migrant workers as well as to work closely with host governments to help the victims of trafficking.
In the domestic front, he said the Ministry of Home Affairs is doing its best to track illegal human traffickers and bring them to justice. "Our all-out concerted and coordinated efforts, I believe, will help us eradicate the menace of human trafficking and promote safe migration.”