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Expats' partisan politics damages country's image

FM tells Bangladeshi expatriates

Staff Correspondent
Foreign Minister (FM) Dipu Mom yesterday called upon Bangladeshi expatriates not to get involved in political conflicts that damage the country's image abroad.
We are aware that they do politics abroad and sometimes get involved in partisan conflicts. We cannot control them, but we want to ask them not to do anything harmful for the image of the country," she said
Dipu Moni was inaugural ing a website www.nrbconference.org of Scholars Bangladesh.com at a press conference at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel.
ScholarsBangaldesh.com and Human Capital Development Limited will jointly organise a three-day NRB Manpower Development and Opportunity Conference 2009 starting at Dhaka Sheraton I lotcl on July 2.
Anybody willing to join the conference can register the name at die website.
The conference will feature problems of the Bangladeshis working abroad, mainly in the Middle East, the potentials of the sector, labour migration policies, role of die embassies and migrants' rights.
The foreign minister said there are many talented Bangladeshis working with prestige abroad and they can join the politics of those countries to contribute to the development of both the countries of residence and origin.
She said the government will cooperate with private entities to create a platform for expatriate Bangladeshis who can contribute to national development through their expertise.
Lauding an expatriate's initiative to set up a technical school with foreign certification in Gazipur, she said such efforts would be major addition to government efforts in building skilled manpower.
Founder and President of Scholars Bangladesh corn ME Chowdhury Shameem said the conference will hold 10 seminars on various aspects of Bangladeshi migrant workers.
I Ie said the remittance sent by expatriate Bangladeshis is one of the most important strengths of the national economy, but it still remains a question whether "we behave with them like friends working in the deserts at the risk of their lives.”
"Is the state taking initiatives for the welfare of those workers or are they simply ignored?" he posed a question, adding that these are the questions to be discussed at the conference.
The govern rn e n t policymakers, academics and businesses from home and abroad will attend the seminars.
Chief Executive Officer of ScholarsBangladcsh.com Dilara Afroz Khan said on successful completion of the conference, they would conduct an opinion survey in the countries where Bangladeshi workers arc concentrated and will publish a gazette for the policymakers to take next decisions.
Besides, an international job fair will also be organised to create networking among the recruiting agencies and employers of different countries, she added.
Dilara said the second NRB Conference will be held at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel on December 27,28 and 29.
ScholarsBangaldesh.com will introduce this year a new category of 'Scholars of the Year Award' after the name of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) doing mainstream politics abroad.
Scholars Bangladesh Coordinator (Canada) Kaisarul Hoque and Coordinator (US) Dr Abdul Momen also spoke.