Bangladesh likely to send 10 lakh workers abroad this year: Official

Bangladesh likely to send 10 lakh workers abroad this year: Official
Unb, Dhaka
Bangladesh is expected to achieve the target of sending 10 lakh workers abroad this year, as in first six months some 5.10 lakh workers already got clearance from the authorities concerned.Secretary to the Ministry of Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Abdul Matin Chowdhury told reporters yesterday that some 3.15 lakh workers have already left the country with jobs.He said some 20,000 to 25,000 workers are going to the UAE every month.In reply to a question, Chowdhury said the dimension of problems in Saudi Arabia has been reduced. Some 1.5 lakh workers were already cleared for Saudi Arabia where 17 lakh Bangladeshis are currently employed, he added.Last year 8.32 lakh workers went abroad, while remittances received by the government were estimated at US $ 6.4 billion.