The expatriates’ welfare ministry also sent a report to the cabinet outlining the steps to alleviate the dire situation. While briefing media after the meeting, Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam said the target for overseas employment in 2020 was 750,000. “Only 181,273 migrant workers went abroad between January and August, compared to 406,962 in the same period a year earlier,” he said. A total of 5,974 expatriates returned to the country from April 29 to May 31 during the lockdown. “The remittance inflow in the country amid the Covid-19 pandemic is notable and it is good news indeed,” he said.

Source: bd News24 September 28, 2020 13:41 UTC