Bangladeshi manpower market faces debacle
April 19, 2009
Bangladesh is going to lose its men power market following activities of various militant and fundamentalist groups and passive role of its high commissioners in different foreign countries. This allegation was made by speakers at a seminar on ‘forthcoming Saudi Arabia visit of Primer Sheikh Hasina: problems and solution for Bangladeshi expatriates in Saudi Arabia’ organised by Bhorer Kagaj at the National Press Club yesterday. The speakers said Bangladeshi workers in different countries are facing serious problems and also being harassed nowadays following recent publicity and propaganda over militant and fundamentalist activities.
Soon after occurrence of militant activities or arrest of activists of these groups, some people are passing information abroad regarding this through various ways in a move to tarnish the image of this country intentionally.
The speakers also said around 20 lakh expatriates in Saudi Arabia are facing critical condition with questionings on various issues including fundamentalism. The Saudi government has already postponed issuing visa for Bangladeshi workers since last one and half year. But Bangladeshi High Commission in Saudi Arabia could not do anything about this and thus, recruitment of workers in Saudi Arabia continues to be halted.
M Y Alauddin a private bank employee of Saudi Arabia said “we are being identified as suicide attackers in there. Cancellation of agreement for Bangladeshi workers has already started. If it continues, 50 percent Bangladeshi workers will lose their jobs within a year. Bangladeshi High Commissioner in Saudi Arabi did not take any steps so far.”
Nurul Amin joint secretary of BAIRA said “Saudi Arabia is the biggest men power market for us but it has been lost since last one and half year due to providing exaggerated information about militant and fundamentalism activists.”
Anisul Islam Mahmud Chairman of Parliamentary Committee said “image of our country and its expatriates in different foreign countries is becoming vulnerable and it will be intensified within two years if we, including media, do not change the way of passing information about militant and fundamentalist activities.”
He said to make abroad-bound Bangladeshi worker capable, training programmes on different vocations will have to be provided through setting up vocational schools at upazila levels.
Source: New Age
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