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including the United Arab Emirates.

Unfortunately, there is a shortage of such workers in Bangladesh, he said.

Addressing the event as special guest, Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam urged aspirant migrant workers to avoid risky and illegal migration and suggested following proper migration channels.

WEWB Director General Hamidur Rahman said the education scholarship programme is one of their several initiatives aiming to ensure the well-being of migrant workers and their families.

This year, 865 students who passed SSC or equivalent exams in 2021 and 356 students who passed HSC or equivalent exams in 2020 from all over the country will receive scholarships, he said.

Secretary of Expatriates’ Welfare Ministry Ahmed Munirus Saleheen also spoke at the event.