The UAE expatriates have called on the interim government to resolve the problems of expatriates including visa complications, harassment in missions, and delays in the transportation of dead bodies. They feel that it is necessary to solve the problems with a five percent incentive in remittances to increase expatriate income.
After the change of government, the remittance flow has increased more than before. Remittance fighters to the new government urged the interim government to be serious in resolving their long-standing problems in order to retain this safe haven.
In this regard, the new advisor to the Ministry of Expatriate Welfare and Foreign Employment. Asif Nazrul’s attention has been drawn by UAE expatriates.
President of Bangladesh Business Forum UAE Kamal Hossain Sumon said that recently we could not send remittance due to various problems. Now we all have started sending remittances legally. It will increase further in future.
Harunur Rashid, an influencer and expatriate businessman, said that the issues should be resolved quickly by holding a bilateral meeting with the UAE through the visit of the advisor of the Ministry of Expatriate Welfare.
Expatriates have long demanded that the incentive be increased from two and a half to five percent. Apart from this, they want to highlight the issue of visa complications, inconvenience in transportation of dead bodies, customs harassment and the safety of life and property of the family members to the newly appointed advisor.
Expatriate Bangladeshis said that if the new government gives five percent incentive to expatriates, the flow of remittances will increase.
Expatriates expect the new adviser to visit Middle Eastern countries, including the Emirates, to identify critical issues. Since 2012, expatriates in the emirate have repeatedly faced visa complications. Even then, expatriates have contributed to the country’s economy by sending maximum remittances from this country. To continue this trend, they urged the interim government to give utmost importance to solving the problems of expatriates
