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Recruit more manpower from Bangladesh

Hasina urges Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei

JNB, Port of Spain
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requested the governments of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei to recruit more manpower from Bangladesh and provide the Bangladeshi expatriates in the Asean countries with maximum facilities.
She made the request when she had bilateral talks separately with Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato Sri Mohd Najib bin i\in Haji Abdul Razak. Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong and Crown Prince of Brunei Darussalam Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah in the meeting rooms of Hotel Hyatt Regency Trinidad on Saturday on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)'2009.
Briefing newsmen after the talks. Prime Minister's Press Secretary' Abul Kalani Azad said Hasina urged these three countries to import leather, pharmaceuticals and ceramic products from Bangladesh.
‘These high-quality products are of international stan-dards." the PM said while making the request.
She further called for investment from Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei in large volumes in Bangladesh. Hasina laid emphasis on boosting Bangladesh's bilateral trade and business with Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei for national and regional development.
In reply, the two PMs and the crown prince assured her of their government's continued assistance and cooperation with Bangladesh to help the country achieve its development objectives.
Hasina was highly praised in the meetings for her voice in the international forums regarding vulnerability of underdeveloped and developing countries, including Bangladesh, to the perils of global warming and climate change.
The PMs of Malaysia and Singapore and the crown prince of Brunei said Hasina with her strong and effective statements in the recent international summits successfully
made the global leaders understand well the devastating impacts of the global climate change on the
Bangladesh-like countries.
Hasina, in reply, renewed her call for coordinated efforts by the international community to protect the Most Vulnerable Countries (MVC) from the climate threats.
She also called for providing separate climate adaptation funds for the MVCs.
Hasina categorically said climate challenge needs to be faced strongly with international efforts as it has serious negative impact on food production.
“Unless we can face the challenges of the climate change successfully, attaining universal food security will remain a far cry," she said.
During her talks with the .Singapore Prime Minister, she requested him to ease visa-processing system for the Bangladeshis, particularly for students, and providing them long-term visas.
All the three leaders appreciated the performances of
Bangladeshi workers and students, saying that the Bangladeshi overseas workers and students sue "disciplined", abiding by the rules and regulations of the respective countries of residence. ,
Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni and Ambassador-at-large M Ziauddin were present at the meetings.
Malaysia's state news agency, Bernama says: Malaysia has turned down Bangladesh's request to lift the freeze on hiring its immigrant workers because of concerns that workers are being exploited by agencies.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made the request to Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2009 in Trinidad andTobago last Saturday.
"I explained [to Sheikh Hasina) that we decided on the freeze to prevent unscrupulous agents from exploiting workers," Najib Razak told Bernama.
The decision will disappoint the 55,000 Bangladeshi workers whose work visas were cancelled in March this year.
At the time, Malaysia cited the global economic recession as the reason for the freeze.
Since the middle of 2006, approximately 4 lakh Bangladeshi workers have immigrated to Malaysia.
There have been an overwhelming number of reports alleging malpractice by brokers and agents in Malaysia.
The Malaysian prime minister also stated that many Bangladeshi workers were duped by agents into believing they would find well-paid jobs once they arrived in Malaysia.
Some of them, he added, had even sold their belongings - including livestock - to fund theirjourney.
This is.tbe .kind ext deception we want to prevent," said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
Many of the Bangladeshis who are currently waiting for work visas have already paid large handling fees to brokers and agents.