DHAKA, Aug 22, 2022 (BSS) - The Cabinet today gave approval to the draft laws for setting up two public universities --"Mujibnagar University" in Meherpur and "Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman University" in Naogaon.

The approval came from the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who joined it virtually from her official Ganabhaban residence.

Other cabinet members and officials concerned were at the conference room of the Cabinet Division in Bangladesh Secretariat.

"The two proposed universities would be prototypes public universities," said Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam while briefing reporters after the meeting.

He said the Cabinet cleared the drafts of "Mujibnagar University, Meherpur Act, 2022" and "Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman University, Naogaon Act, 2022'' on condition for vetting the two draft laws.

Besides, the Cabinet approved the draft of Light Engineering Industry Policy-2022 in a bid to flourish the light engineering sector in the country.

Anwarul Islam said, "Due to the policy, the light engineering industry will be spread, the role of the industrial sector will be enhanced further and the economic development will be accelerated."

The meeting okayed the draft of "Sylhet Development Authority Act, 2022" with a view to ensuring the planned developments in Sylhet city and its adjacent areas.

The proposed law was designed to make Sylhet city as a planned one by preventing unplanned constructions in the city and its surrounding areas, said the Cabinet Secretary.

The Cabinet retrospectively approved a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on migration and mobility, which was signed between Bangladesh and Greece in February last.

Under the MoU, Anwarul Islam said, some 4,000 Bangladeshis will get scope to go to Greece every year and they will initially get five-year permit to work in its agriculture sector.

Besides, 14,000-15,000 Bangladeshis who have already become unauthorized ones in Greece can be legalized under the deal, he added.