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Bangladesh inks deal with IOM to support migrants
DHAKA, May 13, 2019 (BSS) – Bangladesh today inked an agreement with the
International Organization for Migration (IOM) for providing necessary
support to the migrants who returned home with loan burden.
Additional Secretary of the Economic Relations Division (ERD) Sultana
Afroz and IOM Deputy Chief of Mission Sharon Dimanche signed the agreements
on behalf of their respective sides at ERD in the city, a press release said.
Under the agreement, IOM will implement a project, titled ‘Bangladesh:
Debt Mediation for Returnee Migrants’ with a cost of $2,00,000 within March
2021.
Under the project, IOM will conduct a study on migrants who returned
home with loan burden and will form necessary policies to give the migrants
necessary supports for bringing them in the mainstream of the economic
activities.
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