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Ahidur Rahman, a resident of Boalmari upazila in Faridpur, immigrated to Malaysia three years ago, borrowing money from friends and family. He returned to Malaysia last December after spending two and a half lakh rupees in Malaysia. During his two years in exile, he paid off his debts in Tenetun, but could not save a single penny. Back in the country, he now works as a security guard in the capital. Although the government set a cost of Tk 160,000 to go to Malaysia, Ahidur Rahman had to spend about two and a half times more.
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has conducted a large-scale survey of migrant spending in Bangladesh. It has been observed that immigration spending determined by the government is limited to pen and paper. An immigrant spends two and a half times more than the government requires. And it takes about 18 months to bring that money.
The survey was conducted randomly among the families of those who became immigrants between 2015 and 2016. According to the survey, 73 percent of those who emigrated at that time were uninsured. Thirteen percent of immigrants have lost property or collateral due to defaulting on loans. Saudi Arabia was the main destination country for both male and female migrant workers. However, the biggest cost for an immigrant is going to Singapore.
If you want to know, Kabir Uddin Ahmed, Project Director of the Immigration Expenditure Survey 2020 The first lightK said the survey was conducted by compiling a database of migrants from the Office of Workforce Employment and Training (BMET). In this case, the respondent based on a random selection was eight thousand immigrant families. In February and March of this year, BBS collected information in the field through the personal interview method.
Kabir Uddin Ahmed said the total number of migrant workers in the country from 2015 to 2016 was 26 lakh 3,000. Eighty-five percent of them were men. 4 lakh or 15 percent were women. The survey has raised the question of how much it costs an immigrant to go abroad and how much money he earns per month. Apart from this, the survey also provides information on the socio-economic and demographic situation of the migrants, the profile of the migrants, the source of the loan or loan, the repayment of the loan, the education status of the migrant workers, which is the main Destination country.
