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Bring cheated workers back

JS body asks foreign ministry; suggests compensating returnees

Rashidul Hasan
The parliamentary standing committee on Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday asked the ministry to take coordinated steps for the return of Bangladeshi workers detained and stranded abroad after they were cheated by manpower recruiting agencies.
The committee also asked the expatriates' welfare ministry to take steps so that the recruiting agencies compensate those returnees to cover all their losses.
Chairman of the parliamentary body Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali said this while briefing reporters at the Jatiya Sangsad media centre after the meeting at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.
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Mahmud also said there is a system for compensating but the committee observed that it is not functioning properly to protect the interest of these workers.
"There should be a mechanism to check cheating by manpower recruitment agencies from the preliminary stage," Mahmud, also a ruling Awami League lawmaker, said.
The committee chief said they have discussed further strengthening the Bangladesh missions abroad and establishing a chain of command at the missions to protect the country’s image.
"Letters of the government and other agencies, which are sent to the Bangladesh missions abroad, should be addressed to the respective ambassadors and the ambassadors will distribute the letters to the officials concerned as well as give directions and decisions for the next course of action," Mahmud said.
"We want to establish a single voice in Bangladesh missions," Mahmud said, adding that the lack ofit for the last few years resulted in different people making different statements.
He said the meeting recommended inviting consul generals of Bangladesh in various foreign countries«to visit Bangladesh so that they can see for themselves and know the potential of the country. This will enable them to create a better image of Bangladesh with the countries they work in and this could bring better results for Bangladesh.
He said there are many consul generals of Bangladesh who have not been in Bangladesh. There are about 70-80 consul generals of Bangladesh in foreign countries where Bangladesh has no embassy or mission offices.
The meeting also discussed forming export and trade development fund at Bangladesh embassies and advised the foreign ministry to take necessary initiatives in this regard.
Formation of a permanent maritime cell at the foreign ministry was also discussed elaborately and the meeting was informed that its forma tion is on the process.