Bangladesh exported some 24,51,093 workers in five years from 2009, Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain told Parliament on Sunday.
Dhaka is all set to open three new full-fledged diplomatic missions in Copenhagen, Vienna and Warsaw, as a part of the Awami League government's plan to prioritize economic diplomacy in its foreign policy.
The Awami League led government has embarked on a comprehensive plan to set up two power plants with a combined capacity of 9,000 megawatt (mw) at Maheshkhali Island, in an effort to achieve the monumental task of ensuring electricity for country's total 161 million people by 2021.
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved "Bangabandhu Satellite Launching project" involving Taka 2967.95 crore aimed at having country's first own satellite in the orbit.
The country's inflow of inward remittance rose 16 percent to $1.16 billion in August, compared to the same month a year ago, as a result of governments effort to ensure export of skilled workers remains strong.
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