Bangladesh
Expats Over 2,500 expats returning to Bangladesh everyday
Dhaka, October 28: From April 1 to October 24, more than 2.25 lakh expatriates from different countries of the world have returned to the country. In the first 24 days of October, 59,924 expatriates have returned to the country, which means an average of more than two and a half thousand workers are returning every day.
Sources in the Ministry of Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment said some of those who returned had come back due to various reasons, including imprisonment, not being able to work due to the coronavirus, expiration of contracts, cheating and expiration of visa.
Some have said they will return if the situation returns to normal, but most have expressed fears of going back.
It is learned that the number of expatriate workers from April 1 to October 24 this year is 2,25,582 people. Among them 2,00,146 are males and 25,436 are females. Among them, 1,91,194 people have returned with valid passports and 34,388 people have returned with outpasses.
According to the Ministry of Expatriate Welfare, out of the total number of expatriates, the number of workers from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates is 1,20,889.
Accoding to data, 53.59 percent of the expatriate workers came from these two countries. This number is increasing every day.
From April 1 to October 24, the latest figures for expatriate workers show that a maximum of 60,969 people have returned from Saudi Arabia, among 26 other countries; Of which 50,866 are men and 10,503 are women.
At least 59,920 returned from the UAE; Of which 55,082 are men and 4,838 are women.
According to the workers, the companies have sent them back saying that they will be rehired only if the situation is normal.
In addition, a large number of expatriates have returned from other countries. Most of them became unemployed and were forced to return.
