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UNB, Dhaka

International Organization for Migration (IOM), an international body based in Geneva, will assist Bangladesh on migration issues.

Regional Representative of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Rabab Fatima said this when she paid a call on the Foreign Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury at the Foreign Ministry On Sunday.

They discussed a possible action plan to explore the possibilities of diversifying export of Bangladeshi labour to different destinations, including Eastern Europe.

"Last year we were able to send over 650,000 workers abroad, which is an all-time record, and earned nearly US 7 billion remittances, which is also a record. We have now decided to upgrade skills, and look for newer markets such as in Eastern Europe. We have already sent some to Romania recently, as the media has noted", Dr. Iftekhar Chowdhury said to the press afterwards.