DHAKA, June 7, 2018 (BSS) – The government has allocated Taka 595 crore
for the Ministry of Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment in the
proposed budget for the fiscal 2018-2019 (FY 19).
Placing the national budget proposals in the Jatiya Sangsad here today,
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said the government has been
continuing activities to increase overseas employment as well as to reduce
the cost of immigration and make the immigration process easy and safe.
“We are conducting programmes including research works to expand our
labour market in 52 countries including east Europe. Skill development
training under 48 trades has been provided to the migrating workers through
six institutes of marine technology and 64 vocational training centres,” he
said.
Moreover, various programmes have been taken to increase the rate of
migrants from the backward districts under the 7th Five-Year Plan, he added.