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Govt mulls policy to cut migration cost

Staff Correspondent
High cost of migration is the root to all problems in the overseas employment sector and the government is considering a policy to reduce the migration cost.
Khandker Mosharraf Hossain, Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment minister, said this at a discussion organised by the Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU) of Dhaka University at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre yesterday.
Mosharraf Hossain said the migrant workers remain under serious mental pressure to pay back, as they sell their properties and borrow to go abroad.
The event titled "Remittance Utshob (festival) and Shonar Manush Shommanona (Golden Man Award) ’’ was also attended by Finance MinisterAMAMuhith as chiefguestofits closing session.
"Migrant workers are the life line of the country but their complaints go unheeded because of the government's inefficiency," said Muhith.
Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman also addressed the programme saying food production by the farmers and remittance sent by the expatriates have kept the country's economy stable.
Making banking services faster for the migrants to send
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remittance quickly and helping them invest in country’ s productive sectors should be the priorities, he suggested.
On die occasion, Abdul Halim Chowdhury of Comilla and Ruhul Amin of Keraniganj received Shonar Manush Award for sending money through formal channels and best utilisation of it, while Suraya Yeasmin of Kalihati, Sobhan Molla of Keraniganj and Mozaffar Alam of Chittagong got Best Remittance Utilisers' Award.
Three recruiting agencies -- Ahmed and Company, MCO Trading International (pvt) Ltd and Greenland Overseas were awarded for quality services.
Salma Akhter of Agrani Bank, Tangail, Abu Fuad of Pubali Bank, Nawabganj, Alamgir Hossain of BRAC Bank, Daudkandi, Tapan James Rozario of Mercantile Bank. Dohar, Sajeda Parveen of Sonali Bank, Tangail, Narayan Chandra Mandol of Bangladesh Krishi Bank, Nawabganj, Mahbubul Alam of Southeast Bank, Keraniganj, Rozina Akhter of Janata Bank, Tangail. Abdul Matin Sarker of Islami Bank, Tangail, Nurun Nabi of AB Bank, Sitakunda, Shahidul Osman of National Bank. Mireshwarai, Paikra-Shahdevpur Migrants Rights Protection Committee(MPRC), Kashii MRPC, Sundalpur and Kumira MRPCs also received awards for their banking and rights-related services to the migrants.
Professor Tasneem Siddiqui of RMMRU said they are honouring the small remitters who in total send home the major portion of the remittance, but generally remain beyond the authorities' attention, and also the service providers, to promote ethical standards in the business.