Momtaz made IOM goodwill ambassador
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) made popular folk singer Momtaz Begum MP its Migration Goodwill Ambassador in Bangladesh for two years to create mass awareness about safe migration and human trafficking.
IOM Regional Repre- sentative for South Asia Rabab Fatima and singer Momtaz Begum signed a memorandum of understanding at the National Press Club in the capital to this end yesterday.
IOM seeks to involve celebrities in promoting safe migration and that Momtaz Begum has been selected as a first step towards this goal, Rabab Fatima said.
"We believe that with her mass appeal, popularity and privileged access to the media, Momtaz Begum can contribute significantly to IOM's mission for safe migration," she said.
Momtaz Begum said she was extremely happy to be part of IOM's mission to ensure safe migration and protect the helpless people, especially the children and women, from being trafficked.
"I will try to do good to the people, because that is my satisfaction and the will of the creator," she said.
Ministry of Home Affairs Joint Secretary Kamal Uddin Ahmed, Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Joint Secretary Begum Shamsun Nahar, Prime Minister's Office Director General Dina Haque were present at the signing ceremony.
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