Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen today said the
government has taken various steps for welfare for Bangladeshi expatriates
residing across the world considering them as the heroes behind the
Bangladesh’s development miracle.

“They are our heroes. We must recognize them,” he said as the chief guest at
the national event marking the “National Expatriates Day-2023 at Bangabandhu
International Conference Centre (BICC) in the capital.

Momen said remittances sent by the expatriate Bangladeshis are the major
source of Bangladesh’s foreign currency reserve.

However, he said, Bangladesh’s remittance inflow is lower than other
countries and laid emphasis on sending trained and skilled people.

“We need well-trained and more professional people,” said the foreign
ministry.

Momen urged all to work together and ensure greater participation of
Bangladeshi expatriates to achieve the target of building a Smart Bangladesh
by 2041.

“Let’s work together to build Sonar Bangla – Smart Bangladesh. We need to
strengthen their (expatriates Bangladeshis) participation,” he said.

Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad and Foreign
Secretary Masud Bin Momen, among others, spoke at the function organized by
the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment.
 -BSS.