Scotland is interested in taking construction workers from Bangladesh. The six-member delegation of the Parliamentary Group (CPG) of various political parties of the country gave this information during a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganabhaban on Monday.
Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim told the press conference that Faisal Chowdhury, the first MP of Bangladeshi origin in the Parliament of Scotland, led the delegation in the meeting. Other members of the delegation are – Miles Briggs, Evelyn Tweed, Juned Hossain Chowdhury, Farhan Masood Khan and Lutfur Rahman. Khabar bus.
Scottish MPs say language skills are a major barrier to hiring construction workers from Bangladesh. At this time, the Prime Minister said that his government has taken various steps through various institutions to provide vocational and computer training including language teaching to improve the skills of the workers.
Faisal Chowdhury said that Scotland is interested in investing in the agricultural sector of Bangladesh. Members of the delegation said the Bangladeshi diaspora is involved in mainstream politics in Scotland and currently around 200 Bangladeshis are councilors in the country.
Ambassador at Large. Ziauddin and Prime Minister’s Principal Secretary Tofazzal Hossain Mia were present at the time.
Farewell meeting of the High Commissioner of Maldives
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina emphasized the need to develop cooperation between Bangladesh, Nepal and Maldives to develop the tourism industry. Maldives High Commissioner to Bangladesh Shirujimath Samir made this comment during his farewell meeting with the Prime Minister at Ganabhaban on Monday.
After the meeting, Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said in a press briefing that the Prime Minister congratulated the new President of the country Mohammad Muijju. The ambassador said that Bangladesh has huge potential in the tourism industry. Especially the world’s longest sandy beach in Cox’s Bazar.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister on Monday unveiled a packet of five books titled ‘Maran Sagarpare Umaam Amar’ written on the brutal killing of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu and his family members on August 15, 1975. Apart from this, he unveiled the cover of the book entitled ‘Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Speeches’, a collection of 58 speeches of the Father of the Nation.
