Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury on Sunday told Parliament that nearly 5 lakh Bangladeshi workers have so far been employed abroad after the present government assumed power in February last.
“Since the current government came to power, a total of 496,150 workers have been employed in different countries from February 17, 2026 to November 9, 2026,” he said.
Out of the total, 340,533 are skilled and semi-skilled workers, the minister said in his scripted answer to a question from treasury bench lawmaker Sarwar Jamal Nizam (Chattogram-13).
Earlier, the day’s sitting began at 4:20pm with Deputy Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal in the chair.