Export of manpower to Malaysia

At home, the Ministry for Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment is also accusing the members of Baira for their inept handling of the entire deal and making a big mess of it. In their defence, however, BAIRA puts up the argument that it was the Malaysian government that delayed in issuing 'calling visas' while Bangladesh High Commission in Malaysia lost valuable time in attesting the demand letters.

The bottomline is, we might lose a huge order for our workforce from Malaysia since the deadline of 20 October is approaching fast. Only one thing can explain this -- there was lack of coordination among all the parties concerned, which led to the unfortunate situation. The lifting of the ban after ten long years and placing of fresh order for our workforce was a golden opportunity for Bangladesh. All the agencies involved here should have given their maximum effort in fulfilling the export order meeting all the requirements. But various factors came to play a sinister game that resulted in the impasse at the moment. We urge the government to look into the matter and resolve it without ado.

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We can only hope that the relevant authorities will approach their Malaysian counterparts with request to withdraw the temporary ban and let us resume manpower export to the fraternal country in full swing.