BSS, Dhaka :
Bangladesh has sent a total of 36,37,086 workers abroad during the last eight years since 2009.
Of the total, 35,13,120 are male and 4,54,148 female workers, said Minister for Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Nurul Islam B.Sc.
The minister gave the statistics while replying to a written question of treasury bench member Md Nurul Islam Omar in the Jatiya Sansad.
Responding to another question of JSD lawmaker Nazmul Haque Prodhan, the minister informed the House that the government as a result of its successful diplomatic efforts has so far been able to legalize nearly 10.77 lakh Bangladeshi undocumented workers in Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Iraq.
Bangladesh has sent a total of 36,37,086 workers abroad during the last eight years since 2009.
Of the total, 35,13,120 are male and 4,54,148 female workers, said Minister for Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Nurul Islam B.Sc.
The minister gave the statistics while replying to a written question of treasury bench member Md Nurul Islam Omar in the Jatiya Sansad.
Responding to another question of JSD lawmaker Nazmul Haque Prodhan, the minister informed the House that the government as a result of its successful diplomatic efforts has so far been able to legalize nearly 10.77 lakh Bangladeshi undocumented workers in Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Iraq.
