After the trolley handover ceremony, at a press briefing with journalists, the minister said that under the initiative of the Wage Earners' Welfare Board, 25 trolleys each were earlier supplied at Chattogram and Sylhet International Airports.
Regarding sending workers to Japan, the minister said that instead of the existing ‘Technical Internship’ system, an initiative has been taken to launch a new ‘Employment for Skills Development Program’. To this end, an agreement has been signed between Bangladesh and Japan. Under the agreement, Bangladeshi workers will receive legal protection equivalent to local workers in Japan. In addition, emphasis has been placed on ensuring equal opportunities for women and men and preventing discrimination against women workers due to pregnancy or childbirth.
Regarding the two Bangladeshis killed in a bomb attack in Saudi Arabia, the minister said that one of them was a migrant worker and the other was an Umrah pilgrim. One is from Bogura, the other from Cumilla. If air communication and the overall situation become normal, their bodies will be brought back to the country on a priority basis.
Regarding the two Bangladeshis recently executed in Saudi Arabia, the minister said that the Bangladesh Embassy has written to the Saudi authorities to know accurate information. After receiving a reply, the media will be informed officially.
At the event, Secretary of the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Md. Mokhtar Ahmed, Director General of the Wage Earners' Welfare Board Md. Asaduzzaman, and Executive Director of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Group Captain S M Ragib Samad, along with other relevant senior officials, were present.




