DHAKA, April 23, 2024 (BSS) - Speakers at a seminar here today called upon 
all stakeholders to work in a collaborative manner to secure the rights of 
the migrants. 

They also urged to identify the emerging challenges of labour migration from 
South Asia. 

Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) in 
collaboration with the Consortium of South Asian Think Tanks (COSATT) and 
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) organized the regional Seminar titled "Labour 
Migrants from South Asia: Issues and Concerns" in the capital, said a press 
release.  

Prime Minister's Economic Affairs Adviser Dr Mashiur Rahman and additional 
secretary of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment ministry Khairul 
Alam attended the seminar as chief guest and special guest respectively.

Highlighting the contribution of labour migrants to the South Asian economy, 
Ramhan expressed Bangladesh's enthusiasm for working together with other 
countries on migration issue. 

BIIS Chairman Ambassador AFM Gousal Azam Sarker chaired the opening session 
while its director general Major General Md Abu Bakar Siddique Khan and 
COSATT convenor Dr Nishchal N Pandey delivered the welcome addresses.

The seminar had two working sessions while Dhaka university's political 
science department chairman Professor Dr Tasneem Siddiqui chaired the first 
session on "Labour Migrants from South Asia: Contemporary Challenges". 

The second session on "Addressing Challenges: Regional Cooperation and 
Partnerships" was chaired by Programme Manager 2030 Agenda, KAS, Singapore, 
Megha Sarmah.