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Rohingya Refugees: Contentious case of

relocation to Bhashan Char

This aerial view of housing facilities for in Bhasan Char

Around 1,642 Rohingyas inmates of the

existing camps were brought to the Bhashan Char

via Chittagong by vessels for their comfortable

living. Approximately USD 350 million was

spent to develop the facility having provisions for

yearlong supply of fresh water, uninterrupted

power supply, agricultural plots, 120 cyclone

shelters, 2 hospitals, 4 community clinics,

mosques, telecom services, teaching centres,

playgrounds and a police station.

President, PM greet all on 23rd anniversary

of CHT Peace Accord

The historic Chittagong Hill Tracts

(CHT) Peace Accord Bangladesh was signed on

December 2 in 1997 between the Bangladesh

Government and the Parbatya Chattagram Jana

Sanghati Samiti (PCJSS) at the initiative of

Hon’ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina without

the mediation of any third party. It paved the way

for peace, socio-economic and cultural

development and in the hill districts and led the

establishment of the Ministry of Chittagong Hill

Tracts Affairs and the Chittagong Hill Tracts

Regional Council.

On the 23rd anniversary of its signing the

Hon’ble President M Abdul Hamid and Hon’ble

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate

messages.

Former Finance Minister speaks about life,

legacy of Bangabandhu

To mark the birth centenary of Father of

the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur

Rahman, the Foreign Ministry organized the

"Bangabandhu Lecture Series" on the first day of

the month of Victory where former Finance

Minister and freedom fighter AMA Muhith was

the keynote speaker. He focused on life and

legacy of Bangabandhu stating that Bangabandhu

was a visionary leader not only of Bangladesh,

but of the world, who preached his ideals for the

world's deprived people and he dreamt of a

secular, just and democratic society where all

people have freedom. These ideals that led to the

creation of Bangladesh based not on religion, but

of language and culture.

ECNEC approves Tk 693cr 3rd submarine cable

project

Bangladesh is going to build the 3rd

submarine cable project at a cost of Tk 693 crore

to meet the rapidly growing demand for internet

bandwidth and ensure uninterrupted broadband

internet services.

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All government data to be stored at Kaliakair

Data Centre

Bangladesh

Government

has directed

all ministries

and divisions

to store all

government data at the server of Kaliakair Data

Centre under the ICT Division which has the

capacity of 300TB capacity.

1947 insolvent artists get assistance from PM

Hon’ble Prime Minister has accorded financial assistance of BTk 48,67,500 to 1947 insolvent artists and related personnel others from her relief and

welfare fund to support them during the coronavirus pandemic.

1971 trauma is motivation for seeking an end to

genocide: PM

Hon’ble Prime

Minister Sheikh

Hasina

On the occasion of the 'International Day of

Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of

the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of

this Crime' and the '72nd Anniversary of the

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of

the Crime of Genocide', Hon’ble Prime Minister

Sheikh Hasina said that on March 25, 1971, the

Pakistani occupation forces unleashed brutal

mass killings on the innocent civilian population

of erstwhile East Pakistan and Bangladesh is

among the few countries in the world that have

experienced one of the worst forms of genocide.

FM calls for women’s increased role in

recovery and rebuilding efforts

At a High-Level International

Conference on Women, Peace and Security

(WPS) organised by Government of the Viet

Nam with the support of United Nations, Hon’ble

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said efforts

must be made for ensuring a gender-responsive

approach recognizing women’s increased role in

recovery and rebuilding efforts in the post

conflict and humanitarian settings. He also

underlined that the Bangladesh Government has

empowered women through education and

integrated them into economic activities and thus

enabling them to perform non-traditional roles

beyond their households.

Climate change: Hasina seeks decisive

global action to save planet

During a virtual speech at the 'Thimphu

Ambition Summit', arranged by the government

of Bhutan, the Chair of the LDC Group in the

UNFCCC, on the occasion of the 5th anniversary

of the Paris Agreement, Hon’ble Prime Minister

Sheikh Hasina stressed the need for robust

international climate coalitions to reduce the

carbon emission effectively and save the future

generations.

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PM Hasina ranks 39th on Forbes’ Most

Powerful Women list

Hon’ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

has been ranked as the 39th most powerful

woman in the world by the US-based Forbes

magazine. She was ranked 29th on the 'The

World's 100 Most Powerful Women' list last year.

Hon’ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is the

longest serving Prime Minister in the history of

Bangladesh and currently serving her fourth term.

UN launches int’l prize in honour of

Bangabandhu

As the nation celebrates the birth

centenary of the Father of the Nation

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 2020-

21 and prepares for the 50th anniversary of the

country's independence in 2021, the United

Nations announced the establishment of the

"UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh

Mujibur Rahman International Prize in the field

of the Creative Economy".

UNESCO adopted Bangladesh's

proposal of establishing this prize, given once in

every two years, amounting to USD$50,000 to

promote creative industries that provide youths,

women and migrants with sustainable jobs

globally.

This is the first time any UN agency

introduced international prize in the name of

Bangabandhu, who struggled throughout his life

for peoples' rights, democracy, pluralism, and led

the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971 -- the

greatest achievement of this nation.

Sajeeb hopes Bangladesh to lead 4th industrial

revolution

Hon’ble ICT Advisor Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed Joy.

At a webinar titled ‘Embracing Digital

Technologies in New Normal’ arranged by the

ICT Division during the Digital World 2020, the

prime minister’s ICT affairs adviser, Sajeeb

Wazed Joy, expressed his optimism that

Bangladesh would be the key leader of the 4th

industrial revolution.

He intends to develop next-generation

technologies now instead of hiring technology

from other countries. State minister for ICT

Zunaid Ahmed Palak presided over the webinar

while ministers for ICT affairs from Maldives,

Nepal, Sri Lanka and other countries joined it.

Trade and Investments

Govt seeks Spanish investment in agriculture

Spain is Bangladesh's fourth-largest

export destination and Bangladesh sought

Spanish investment in Bangladesh's agriculture

sector. Bangladesh also sought cooperation from

Spain on the relaxed market access following

Bangladesh's graduation from the least developed

country (LDC) grouping in 2024.

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Graduation from LDC: UN projections show

high hope

Bangladesh’s scores in all three criteria well

above the required: Unctad

The United Nations Conference on Trade

and Development (UNCTAD) projects that

Bangladesh is on track to graduate to a

developing country from a least developed one

and its scores in all three criteria [Gross National

Income (GNI) per capita, Human Assets Index

(HAI) and Economic Vulnerability Index (EVI)]

would be much higher from the graduation

threshold next year.

Bangladesh was included in the LDC list

in 1975 and in 2015, it crossed the threshold of

the World Bank-defined lower middle-income

country and became eligible for graduation in

2018. If Bangladesh maintains its position in the

three categories for the next three years, it will be

recognised as a developing country in the UN

General Assembly in 2024.

No bar on raw jute export: minister

Bangladesh government has been

working to increase production, domestic

consumption and export of raw jute and jute

products. It has declared 282 types of jute

products as diversified jute goods that includes

charcoal, composite jute textile and jute geo-

textile. Jute has been one of the bright items in the

export basket and export earnings from these

product soared 37 per cent year-on-year to $553

million in fiscal 2020-21.

Therefore, the government will not

restrict the export of raw jute as it aims to increase

receipts from such foreign trade and ensure fair

prices of the natural fibre.

Remittance Inflow: Holding on to surge is key

Says expat welfare minister; stresses on sending

more workers abroad

Remittance inflow in the current fiscal

year was over 40 percent more than the same

period in last fiscal year.

Human Development Index: Bangladesh up two

notches

Bangladesh as made impressive progress

in human development as the country’s Human

Development Index (HDI) value increased by

60.4% between 1990 and 2019. It has moved up

two notches to 133 among 189 countries in the

Human Development Index this year, for its

remarkable progress made in life expectancy, per

capita income, and other socio-economic areas.

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Displaced workers of three sectors to get cash

assistance

Many workers lost their jobs due to the

nationwide shutdown imposed to rein in the

spread of the coronavirus disease while others

were laid-off for a lack of work orders from

international retailers and brands. Photo: Sk

Enamul Haq

The workers who lost their jobs due to

the Covid-19 fallout across three sectors --

garments, leather and footwear -- are about to

receive Tk 3,000 per month as financial

assistance provided by Germany and the EU. The

government aims to disburse Tk 3,000 per month

for a three-month period to about 10 lakh workers

over the next two fiscal years.

During a seminar titled ‘India Bangladesh

Digital Conference on Agricultural Sector’

Bangladesh sought India’s invest in

public private sector in agro-mechanization and

agro-processing in Bangladesh by setting up

manufacturing plants in the economic zone of

Bangladesh. Agriculture Minister Dr. Md Abdur

Razzaque speaks at a seminar on ‘India

Bangladesh Digital Conference on Agricultural

Sector’ at FBCCI auditorium in the capital on

Tuesday. Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi and

FBCCI President Sheikh Fazle Fahim was also

present on the occasion.

Indian Envoy to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar

Doraiswami inaugurated a sculpture

Indian Envoy to Bangladesh Vikram

Kumar Doraiswami inaugurated a sculpture titled

“Mrityunjayi Mitra” at Sitakundaupazila of

Chattogram district to pay homage to the

sacrifices made by Indian soldiers during the

Liberation War of Bangladesh. Commenting

Bangladesh – India Friendship will last forever,

he said that India had cooperated a lot during the

war of independence of Bangladesh and

resultantly, many Indian soldiers were martyred

along with the Bangladeshi freedom fighters.

The ICJ has introduced a mechanism to

monitor

The ICJ has introduced a mechanism to

monitor the implementation of the provisional

measures indicated by the ICJ in the genocide

case filed by The Gambia against Myanmar in

November 2019.

BSS-50 Training imparted to supply workers in

int.labor market : Imran

On the occasion of International

Migrants Day 2020 Minister for Expatriate

Welfare and Overseas Employment Imran

Ahmed said training is being imparted to provide

skilled workers in the international labor market

after the global pandemic Covid-19.

Already a specialized Technical Training

Centre (TTC) is being set up at Singair upazila in

Manikganj with the aim of creating modern and

practical skilled workers. He also said that

Government has undertaken various initiatives

for the welfare of expatriate workers and their

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families during the coronavirus pandemic and

more initiatives will be taken in future.

Govt. will distribute 1 crore 36 lakh 60 thousand

Taka in favor of 254 Christian religious

institutions on the occasion of Christmas

On the occasion of Christmas, the biggest

festival of the Christian community, Bangladesh

Government will distribute 1 crore 36 lakh 70

thousand taka in favor of 254 Christian religious

institutions across the country to repair, renovate

and develop churches, churches, places of

worship, cemeteries and religious institutions.

Bangladesh Shipping Corporation achieves a

profit of Tk 41.48 crore in the fiscal year 2019-

20.

State

Minister for

Shipping Khalid

Mahmud

Chowdhury said

despite the

pandemic, BSC

has earned around Tk 322 crore, spent Tk 245

crore and earned a net profit of Tk 41.48 crore in

the 2019-20 financial year. After the passing of

Bangladesh's flag-bearing ship (Protection of

Interests) Bill, 2019 in the National Assembly,

BSc will be given priority in the transportation of

government goods by sea.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu

meets Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Turkish FM with HPM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called for

Turkey’s engagement in sustainable repatriation

of the forcefully displaced Rohingyas to their

homeland Myanmar during the visit of Turkish

Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. She also

sought more Turkish investment in the special

economic zones of Bangladesh for the mutual

benefit of both the countries.

Seven-days quarantine is mandatory for UK

passengers: Health Minister

Following the emergence of a new

variant of coronavirus in the kingdom,

Bangladesh government has made seven-day’s

mandatory quarantine for the passengers who are

returning to Bangladesh from the United

Kingdom. They will be released after COVID-19

test to stop the spread of the deadly virus in the

country.

Digital record room for land will reduce

sufferings: Land Minister

Bangladesh is building digital record

rooms in 21 districts of Bangladesh to reduce

harassment in collecting land Records of Rights

(ROR). This system is expected to reduce the

number of visitors to the deputy commissioner’s

office to collect ROR.

Bangladesh will export granular urea fertilizer

to Nepal

Bangladesh will export 50,000 metric

tons of granular urea fertilizer to Nepal as

repayable loan assistance.

Bangladesh has topped the ranking in

managing coronavirus in South Asia

Bangladesh has topped the Bloomberg’s

“Covid Resilience Ranking” in managing

coronavirus in South Asia and has been placed in

the top 20 countries in the world.

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Delhi wants to move quickly on water sharing

issues: Indian envoy

Farakka Barrage. Photo: Collelcted

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh

Vikram K Doraiswami said, India wants to move

“very quickly” on water sharing of six common

rivers during the 50th celebration of Bangladesh-

India diplomatic relations.

19 industries getting President Award

The president industrial development

award has been accorded to 19 industrial units for

contributing important role in the national

economy and employment generation.

British American Tobacco Bangladesh received

the first-place award in the large industry

category;

While Incepta Pharmaceuticals Limited,

Energypac Engineering Limited, and Olympic

Industries have been nominated for the second,

third and fourth prizes, respectively, in this

category.

In the medium industry category, Tafrid

Cotton Mills Limited has been nominated for first

place. Sheltech Technology Limited, Apcotex

Industries Limited, and Envoy Fashions Limited

received the second, third and fourth prizes,

respectively, in this category. Concept Knitting

Limited, APS Design Works, and Summit Oil

and Shipping Company Limited awarded the

first, second and third prizes respectively for the

small industry category. In the micro industry

category, Trim Tex Bangladesh, Masco Overseas

Limited, and Crimson Rosella Seafood Limited

received the first, second and third prizes –

respectively. Meanwhile, Classical Handmade

Product BD Limited is nominated for the first

prize in the cottage industry category whereas

Intelligent Card Limited of Gazipur, and

Rupkotha Jubo O Mohila Unnayan. Service

Engine, Metatube Asia Limited have been

nominated for the first and second prizes

respectively in the high-tech industry category.

11 crore people of the country are connected to

internet- Minister of State for ICT

BCS honored the winners of the WITSA Award

State Minister for Information and

Communication Technology Junaid Ahmed

Palak said that due to the successful

implementation of Digital Bangladesh, there are

110 million internet-users in the country and the

IT sector, including freelancing, software

development, outsourcing created employment

for 1 million young people in the last 12 years. In

addition, the epidemic has made it possible to

keep education, health, agriculture, court and

supply system and even judicial work active.

He also pointed out that due to the

removal of import duty on computers in 1996 by

the Hon’ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,

computers were made easily available for the

children of all classes.

The Expatriate Welfare Minister thanked the

Ministry of Health for fixing three hundred taka

for expatriate workers

Expatriate Welfare and

Overseas Employment

Minister Imran Ahmed

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Bangladesh Government has reduced the

Covid-19 test fee from BDT 3,500 to BDT 300 in

government hospitals for migrant workers with

smart cards going abroad with smart cards.

The Cabinet approved in principle a draft of

“Highway Law-2020”

The Cabinet approved in principle a draft

of “Highway Law-2020” keeping provision of

punishment for different offenses mentioning

specific places for pedestrian movement. The

cabinet also approved the drafts of Mongla Port

Authority Law -2020, Hajj and Umrah

Management Law-2020 and Highway

Landscaping Policy-2020 in principle.

Bangladesh will become the 28th largest

economy in the world by 2030 and 25th largest

economy by 2035.

The Cabinet approved in principle a draft

of “Highway Law-2020” keeping provision of

punishment for different offenses mentioning

specific places for pedestrian movement. The

cabinet also approved the drafts of Mongla Port

Authority Law -2020, Hajj and Umrah

Management Law-2020 and Highway

Landscaping Policy-2020 in principle.

Govt singing trade agreements to get long-term

trade benefits: Tipu

Commerce

Minister Tipu Munshi, File Photo

The government is trying to get

Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) or Free

Trade Agreement (FTA) for taking long-term

trade benefits despite having the possibility of

reduction in customs revenue in foreign trade.

First ship docks at Matarbari deep seaport

Matarbari Deep Sea Port. File photo

The vessel ‘MV Venus Triumph,’ the

first mother vessel with more than 12-meter draft

took a berth at a jetty of Matarbari Deep Seaport

at Moheshkhali in Cox’s Bazar. . The ship carried

some 736 tonnes of materials for the under-

construction Matarbari Ultra Super Critical Coal-

fired Power Project from Indonesia. Vessels

having an 18.5-metre draft and carrying capacity

of 8,000 to 10,000 containers will be able to take

berth at the new port. Construction of the port will

be completed by 2026. Primarily, the port will be

able to handle eight lakh containers and the

capacity will be enhanced gradually. Road and

rail links will be connected with the port.

Forex reserves hit record high of over $43

billion

The country’s foreign exchange reserves

reached a new record of over US$43 billion amid

the coronavirus crisis- which is one of the

milestones of the country’s economic and moral

ability. Bangladesh Finance Minister expressed

his gratitude and thanks to all the expatriates for

their tireless efforts in this unprecedented

achievement of the government under the

leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

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Bangladesh reiterates its stance on the

involvement of the UN in the relocation process

of Rohingyas

The numerous challenges associated with

the temporary hosting of persecuted Rohingyas

from Myanmar has compelled the Government of

Bangladesh to plan relocation of 100,000

Rohingyas to Bhashan Char. in line with the

GOB’s efforts to decongest and de-risk the

camps, strictly followed the principle of

voluntariness and was conducted with utmost

transparency, the first batch of 1642 Rohingyas

were relocated to Bhashan Char on 4 December

2020 followed by the second batch, comprising

1804 Rohingyas. Now more Rohingyas are

volunteering in the relocation process willingly.

This 30 years’ old island, is completely

safe (24 hr CCTV coverage) and suitable for

human habitation with all the amenities including

healthcare, drinking water, options for economic

activities ( fishing, agriculture and other

livelihood activities) , cyclone shelters hospitals

and community clinics fully manned with trained

health professionals including female health

professionals. Deployment of law enforcement

agencies, female police personnel, etc have

ensured the security of the inhabitants of the

island. The efficacy and strength of the

infrastructure of Bhashan Char and its disaster

protection measures have been tested during the

deadly cyclone AMPHAN. To address any

extreme situation, there are arrangements for

evacuation in a timely manner as per GOB’s

disaster response management framework.

Bangladesh has been hosting Rohingyas

on a temporary basis purely out of humanitarian

gesture. Rohingyas want to return to their

homeland- Myanmar and Bangladesh is looking

forward to visible engagement of the

international community with Myanmar for an

urgent and early repatriation of these displaced

and persecuted Myanmar nationals to their

homeland.

90 million Covid vaccine doses coming by June,

87% recovery in Bangladesh

Bangladesh would get Covid-19 vaccine

for a total of 450 million people within May or

June given that 30 million doses of vaccine for 15

million will arrive in the country at the end of

January or first week of February while another

60 million doses for 30 million people within

May or June.

Due to the raft of measures to build

awareness across the country by the government,

over 87% of the total confirmed Covid-19

patients have recovered in Bangladesh, according

to the latest figure of the health departments.

Bangladesh climbs up 8 notches on cyber

security index

Bangladesh has improved by eight steps

in the National Cyber Security Index (NCSI) of

Estonia based e- Governance Foundation for its

preparedness for basic cyber attacks and their

efforts in managing cyber-crime and major crises.

The five-step indicators based on which the ranks

are given, are: National Cyber Threat

Identification, National Cyber Security System

and Capability Identification, Selection of

Important and Measurable Issues, Cyber Security

Indicators and Development of Cyber Security

Indicators. In the index, Bangladesh ranks second

among South Asian countries with a score of

44.16.

Bangladesh's largest solar power plant

connected to national grid

The country's largest solar power plant at

Mymensingh, with the capacity to generate 73

MW of electricity, has been connected to the

national grid. It intends to generate 10% of the

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country’s total

electricity

through using

renewable energy

by 2021. With a

173K solar panel

and 332 inverters,

the solar power plant was fully installed with

Huawei Smart photovoltaic (PV) solution to

connect to the national grid. A photovoltaic

system, also PV system or solar power system, is

a power system designed to supply usable solar

power by means of photovoltaics.

Vit-A plus campaign a ‘win for Bangladesh’:

Unicef

The two-week

National Vitamin-A plus

campaign, conducted by

the UNICEF , The UN

children agency, in

October 2020 considered

as the a 'win' for

Bangladesh as it reached 97% of the target

despite the pandemic. It reached 20.8 million

children aged between 6 months and 5 years with

the important immunity boosting supplement.

Cabinet approves policy to ensure safe food

The Cabinet last week approved the draft

of the Bangladesh Agricultural Good Practices

Policy, 2020 in order to ensure safe and quality

agricultural products by applying good practices

in the entire production-to-consumption chain.

The policy has been introduced to exercise good

practices in all stages including breeding,

collection, preservation, marketing and

consumption. The major objectives of the policy

include ensuring sustainable production of safe

and nutritious crops, production of environment-

tolerant crops and the safety and welfare of the

agricultural workers.

E-commerce payment made easier for buyers

abroad

Bangladesh Bank

brought ease to e-

commerce payment

methods meant for

buyers abroad, to

draw more attention

to Bangladeshi

products from overseas consumers. Earlier

payments over the internet were allowed before

the shipment but now local exporters will be

allowed to realise the payment after shipping the

goods. This means foreign payment service

providers, which are dedicated to settling

transactions between overseas consumers and

local exporters, will get relief from having to

enable payments before the release of products by

exporters.

Activities of the Embassy

Bangladesh Embassy celebrated the Great

Victory Day

Embassy of Bangladesh in Seoul

celebrated the Great Victory Day with due fervor

and festivity. The programme included hoisting

of the national flag by the Ambassador, offering

of special prayer for the salvation of the departed

souls of the martyrs and for the prosperity of the

country followed by reading out of the verses

from the Holy Scriptures. Then the video

messages of the Hon’ble President and the

Hon’ble Prime Minister circulated on this

occasion, were screened and the messages of the

Hon’ble Foreign Minister and Hon’ble State

Minister for Foreign Affairs were read out the

messages.

The congratulatory video messages of

the former Ambassadors of the Republic of Korea

to Bangladesh and the Honorary Consuls of

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Bangladesh appointed at different cities of this

country were also screened. It was followed by

the open discussion session. The Embassy

officials participated in the cultural segment of

the program consisting of recitals, song and

dance.

‘International Migrants Day-2020’ observed by

the Embassy

The Embassy of Bangladesh in Seoul

observed the ‘International Migrants Day-2020’’

on 18 December 2020, Friday) at the Embassy

premises. On the occasion of the day, fifteen (15)

Bangladeshi EPS workers in five categories and

eleven (11) Korean employers for employing the

highest number of Bangladeshi EPS workers

under a single establishment were honored on this

occasion with a crest and a certificate.

The official event of the day commenced

with reading out from the Holy Scriptures. Then,

the Embassy officials read out the messages

given on the occasion by the Hon’ble President,

Hon’ble Prime Minister, Hon’ble Minister for the

Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas

Employment and the Secretary General of United

Nations (UN).

At the end of the program, a documentary

on the use of traditional motifs of Bangladesh was

screened.

Consular Affairs:

The Consular section has provided 504

consular services in total to the Bangladeshi and

Korean nationals in December 2020 which is

evident from the table:

The data on consular services provided in

the month of December 2020:

Sl No. Description Quantity

01 MRP 199

02 MRP (Student) 20

03 MRP(Official) NIL

04 Endorsement NIL

05 MRV 146

06 NVR 08

07 Travel Permit 05

08 Attestation 115

09 Renunciation 03

10 IBRN (Birth

Certificate)

08

Welfare Activities

Labour Wing of the Embassy visited

totally 06 factories, dormitories, job centers,

hospitals. Moreover, it has settled 12 dispute

/conflict cases, provided 11 legal supports,

coordinated the return of 07 Bangladeshi EPS

workers to Korea and assisted in extending

release and job searching period of 12 EPS

workers.

Chief Patron : Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Republic of Korea

Published by : Embassy of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh in Seoul

Contact : Tel : (82-2)796-4056/7 &7956535, Fax : (82-2)790-5313, E-mail: mission.seoul@mofa.gov.bd