Dec 30 to be observed as National Expatriates Day

The government has decided to celebrate the National Expatriate Day on 30 December from next year.

The Cabinet on Monday approved the proposal, said Cabinet Secretary Kabir Bin Anwar while talking to reporters at the Secretariat on Tuesday

The approval came from the cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in chair at her office.

“An elaborate discussion on observance of the National Expatriate Day was held at the meeting. The day will be observed with the Bangladeshi expatriates across the world,” he said.

The government will launch campaign on the programmes it has taken for the expatriates, he said.

Already 21 online services have been identified for the expatriates which will be made available for them through embassies and missions, he added.