‘Over 36.37 lakh Bangladeshi workers sent abroad since 2009’

Bangladesh has sent a total of 36,37,086 workers abroad during the last eight years since 2009.

Of the total, 35,13,120 are male and 4,54,148 female workers, said Minister for Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Nurul Islam B.Sc today.

The minister gave the statistics while replying to a written question of treasury bench member Md Nurul Islam Omar in the Jatiya Sansad.

Responding to another question of JSD lawmaker Nazmul Haque Prodhan, the minister informed the House that the government as a result of its successful diplomatic efforts has so far been able to legalize nearly 10.77 lakh Bangladeshi undocumented workers in Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Iraq.

Of the total, some eight lakh undocumented Bangladeshi workers were legalize in Saudi Arabia while 2.67 lakh in Malaysia and 10,000 in Iraq.

Responding to another query of Bangladesh Tariqat Federation lawmaker MA Awal, the minister said 304 workers were sent to Saudi Arabia under government arrangement and 1,03,280 under private sector during the last fiscal year.

Source: BSS