Remittances reach $7.4b
Foreign Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury yesterday said remittances received from workers abroad so far this year, amounting to US $7.4 billion, has already crossed last year's record figures.
“As of now, US $7.4 billion has been received from them as against last year's total figure of US $6.6 billion, which was a record,” the adviser, also in charge of the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment, told the media.
Employment of workers abroad is also rising as 765,000 have so far been cleared for jobs abroad this year whereas the number for the whole of 2007 was 832,000, which was a record, he said.
This year that record is also expected to exceed, he added.
“We are not resting complacent because of these achievements. We are constantly looking for new markets. Libya will now be an important destination. The opening of new missions in Greece and Sudan in particular will be most helpful,” Iftekhar said.
He also stated that Bangladesh was processing two more agreements with Jordan and Bahrain.
“Our emphasis will remain on welfare,” he said.
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