Frankfurt, October 28 (BASUG): The Centre for International Migration and Development (CIM), a cooperation of the German development agency GIZ and the International Placement Service (ZAV) of the German Federal Employment Agency (BA), organized a daylong networking workshop for the Indian diaspora organizations in Frankfurt University on 28 October. Project Manager of the CIM Programme “Migration for Development”Olivia Hannemann, Program Coordinator

Bangladeshis living and working overseas are the major stakeholders in the development of their own country, said Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam B. Sc Speaking at a dialogue in Dhaka he said the government of Bangladesh and the nation as well were fully aware of their contributions to the country's economy. The Minister informed the dialogue that Bangladeshis living in Europe, US and Australasia are to get smart

Bangladeshi expatriates living in Europe, American and Australasia will get smart cards to and access all welfare facilities like any foreign wage earner and migrant worker.The new draft policy on expatriates and migrant workers will provide equal status of foreign wage earners and would be dubbed as "golden boys" by the Ministry of Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment. An estimated 111 million (1.11 crore) migrants are living in 162 countries

সরকার রেমিট্যান্স প্রেরকদের প্রয়োজনীয় সব ধরনের সুবিধা দেবে বলে জানিয়েছেন প্রবাসীকল্যাণ ও বৈদেশিক কর্মসংস্থান মন্ত্রী নুরুল ইসলাম বিএসসি। তিনি বলেন, রেমিট্যান্স প্রেরণকারী