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Bangladesh envoy warns against cheating in sending manpower to KSA
DHAKA, July 28, 2018 (BSS) – Bangladesh Ambassador in Riyadh Golam Moshi has said that stern actions will be taken against the recruiting agencies sending workers to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) through fraudulence.
He said this at a view exchange meeting with representatives of different print and electronic media at the Bangladesh Embassy in Riyadh on Thursday, according to a message received here today.
Referring to the issue of free visa, the ambassador urged the journalists to make the people aware so that they do not fall in danger in Saudi Arabia.
The embassy is working to assist those expatriate Bangladeshis in Saudi Arabia who want to return home, Moshi said, adding that his embassy is also working its level best to ensure required services to the expatriates there.
He informed the journalists about the government’s future plan and giving financial assistance to Bangladesh Community Schools in Saudi Arabia to continue activities of those schools.
Laying emphasize on the necessity of those schools to ensure education for expatriate Bangladeshis’ children in Saudi Arabia, the ambassador also stressed on the need of skilled and honest managing committees to run the schools.
In the meeting, the journalists urged the government to reduce different consular service fees, including expatriate welfare card and birth certificate.
They also called for introducing higher education in Saudi Arabia through distance learning programmes under the Open University.
Conducted by Second Secretary (press) of the embassy Md Fakhrul Islam, the meeting was also addressed by Deputy Chief of the Mission Dr Nazrul Islam and Economic Minister Dr Abul Hasan.
Later, the embassy celebrated the first anniversary of its press wing by cutting a cake.
BSS/PR-SAH/GA/1609 hrs