“Bangladesh is playing a significant role in formulating international migration policy,” said Ambassador Abida while speaking at a function marking the International Migrants Day at the Embassy of Bangladesh in Seoul on Tuesday.
The event began with the national anthem of Bangladesh and Korea, said the Bangladesh Embassy in Seoul on Wednesday.
The second part of the programme will be held on December 23.
In December 2016, a five-day long 9th Conference of Global Forum on Migration and Development was held in Dhaka. A decision was taken to form the Global Compact at the conference.
Bangladesh also participated actively in Morocco Conference 2018. In that conference, the United Nations approved “Global Pact for Safe Orderly and Regular Migration.”
Ambassador Abida said about 12 million Bangladeshi migrant workers are working in 168 countries of the world and they are contributing significantly in the economy of Bangladesh by sending remittance.
She congratulated all the Bangladeshi EPS (Employment Permit System) workers working in Korea and praised their spontaneous participation in different welfare works.
A drama ‘Hundi’ was screened at the last part of the event. The drama was directed by Sheikh Al Mamun, a Bangladeshi national residing in Korea with the supervision of Embassy of Bangladesh.
The aim of this drama was to create awareness among Bangladeshi EPS workers for sending remittance through legal way.
First Secretary (Labour)Mokima Begum who conducted the event stressed on the significance of the day.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh Embassy in Tokyo also celebrated the International Migrants Day on Wednesday at Bangabandhu Auditorium of the mission.
Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan Rabab Fatima thanked the Bangladeshi community for attending the programme.
She made a detailed presentation stating the importance and significance of the day.
The Ambassador elaborated the different initiatives of Bangladesh government for the welfare of Bangladeshi migrants all over the world and to transform our population as human resources.
She also focused on the different aspects of the new immigration law recently passed by Japan, and the prospects for Bangladeshis.