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The Prime Minister urged the non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) who have been living abroad since long to come up with investment in the country, as the government has created huge opportunities for them such as setting up three banks for NRBs.
“We’ve eased the investment procedure and bringing the money home along with different facilities,” she said, adding “You (NRBs) can make investment to produce digital devices or other equipment here in the country as the government is facilitating you in many ways.”
Sheikh Hasina requested the NRBs and migrant workers to send money to the country through legal channels, mentioning that the government has reduced remittance charge and introduced many options for sending remittance to the country along with giving 2 percent stimulation.
She said the government since 2009 has honored a total of 155 NRBs as CIP for sending highest remittance and investment.
The premier went on saying that her government has been opening labour-wing in the Bangladesh embassies abroad and setting up chancery buildings in the countries where more than 10,000 migrant people are working, for the wellbeing of migrant workers.
Referring to the insurance scheme for overseas-bound workers introduced by her on December 19, 2019 on the occasion of International Migrants Day, she said the government is paying half of the insurance scheme and an initiative has been taken to make this scheme friendlier to the migrant workers.
Earlier, Wage Earners’ Welfare Board (WEWB), as per its policy, used to compensate the families of registered migrant workers by paying Taka 3 lakh for their death, but considering the situation rendered by Covid-19 families of all migrant workers are receiving the compensation, she said.
Sheikh Hasina said 40 technical training centers in upazila levels would be opened soon along with the existing 70 centers. In the Mujib Borsha, another project has been taken to construct100 more technical training centers at the upazila level and the private sector has also been attached to this process, she added.
She said after the killing of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the then governments had tried to keep the country depended on others which was disrespectful for Bangladesh.
But, the Awami League after coming to power has been trying to turn Bangladesh into a strong economy and a self-reliant and self-respectful country, she said.
The premier said alongside different mega projects such as Padma Multipurpose Bridge, Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant and many others the government is also setting up 100 economic zones across the country.
“In our country, there would be no shortage of jobs, rather we will need more skilled labourers,” she said.
Sheikh Hasina reiterated the government’s plan to provide house to every homeless person along with cent percent power connection to illuminate all houses in Mujib Borsha.
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