Published: 11:57 PM, 12 October 2026
Mahdi Amin, EU delegation discuss sending workers to Europe
A high-level delegation of the European Union (EU) has met Mahdi Amin, Adviser to the Prime Minister and discussed sending workers from Bangladesh to EU countries in a regular, safe and legal manner.
During the meeting, the delegation also focused preventing irregular migration and human trafficking, and expanding employment opportunities for skilled workers in the European labour market, said a press release.
The EU delegation was led by Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner at the meeting held on Monday noon at the Prime Minister's Office in Tejgaon.
During the meeting, emphasis was placed on ensuring maximum transparency in the visa process. Discussions were also held on incorporating QR codes into educational certificates, bank statements and other financial documents to prevent forgery and increase acceptability.
Besides, discussions were held on how expatriates living in Europe can easily send remittances to the country through legal channels, and how new employment opportunities can be created in the European labour market by sending quality-trained skilled workers from Bangladesh.
The meeting also touched upon strengthening people-to-people ties through migration, simplifying the process of higher education for Bangladeshi students in various European countries, and transforming brain drain into brain circulation.
Magnus Brunner said currently about five lakh Bangladeshis are legally residing in various countries of the European Union. He also said the EU is ready to provide all kinds of assistance in ensuring legal migration alongside suppressing illegal migration and human trafficking.
Mahdi Amin, also Spokesperson of the Prime Minister's Office, said after a long time, the country has returned to the democratic track through the assumption of office by a government elected by the direct votes of the people. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, the current government is committed to ensuring regular, safe and legal migration, he added.
He briefed the EU delegation on the current government's various policy reforms and development initiatives, and the introduction of the Family Card, Farmer Card and Expatriate Card.
The EU delegation also included Director Henrik Nielsen and Cabinet Member Grigorios Delavekouras. EU Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller, Deputy Head of Delegation Baiba Zarina, and a First Counsellor were also present at the meeting.
