[2] Overseas employment is very important in the socio-economic context of Bangladesh.

On 20 December 2001, the Government of Bangladesh established a separate Ministry of Expatriate Welfare and Foreign Employment, giving increased importance to the field of foreign employment.

The purpose of forming this ministry is to ensure the welfare of expatriate workers and expand foreign employment.

The Ministry has been working to ensure the welfare of all migrant workers by increasing the flow of remittances and creating opportunities of securing overseas employment for workers from all regions of the country.

[3] আসিফ নজরুল(born 1966) (Adviser) This article about government and politics in Bangladesh is a stub.