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KL Amnesty

Move to stop brokers’ trade

Every worker to face interview before getting new passport

Porimol Palma
Irregular Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia registered under its amnesty programme will be issued new passports by Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur after each of them is interviewed by it to ascertain their identity.
These workers will have to turn up at the High Commission for interviews, and in the cases of those who fail do so, mission officials will visit their workplaces to interview them.
The government has taken this decision in the wake of allegations of corruption and irregularities in the process of issuing passports, official sources said.
Many brokers allegedly in connivance with a section of staff at the High Commission are realising hefty sums from these workers for arranging their passports. And some workers of other countries also reportedly managed to get Bangladeshi passports.
Around 2.7 lakh irregular Bangladeshi workers have got registered under Malaysia's amnesty programme that started on August 1 and ended on August 31. They are now approaching the country's mission for new passports which are necessary for them to be regularised as workers.
“We want all our workers to get passports without any hassle and by paying proper fees - Malaysian Ringgit 102 (lRM=Tk 25)," said Begum Shamsunnahar, joint secretary of the expatriates' welfare ministry.
It will take only a week to issue passport to workers after they apply for that, said Shamsunnahar, who was on a six-member Bangladesh delegation that visited Malaysia from September 12 to 17. Khurshed Alam Chowdhury, Director General of the Bureau of Manpower Export and Training, led the team.
Contacted yesterday, Shamsunnahar said some people from other countries like Burma, India or Nepal reportedly managed to get Bangladeshi passport. “We must check such irregularities.”
Issuing passports to the registered irregular workers is now a prime task for Bangladesh, as Malaysia's amnesty allows them to legalise their stay in that country and their jobs or to return home without facing any arrest, she said.
An estimated three lakh passports are required by the Bangladesh mission by December, Shamsunnahar said. “One lakh passports are already there and one lakh more are ready to be sent. Another one lakh will be arranged soon.”
Responding to the Bangladesh delegation's request, the Malaysian authorities agreed to allow registration of around 50,000 irregular Bangladeshi workers who have not yet got registered, she said.
During its visit, the delegation met officials of Malaysia's home and labour ministries.