Published on 09:29 PM, July 30, 2021

How can support for returnee migrant workers be ensured?

While Bangladesh has hit record heights in remittance income, around 5 lakh returnee migrant workers have no source of income in the country. The government has taken a project worth Tk 427 crore to help these workers.

How much of the proposed budget will reach the workers? How can private institutions come forward to help reintegrate them?

In Star Connects, The Daily Star's diplomatic correspondent Porimol Palma talks to Shariful Hasan, programme head of BRAC Migration, regarding alleviating the plight of the migrant workers.