Ministry of Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment
| প্রবাসী কল্যাণ ও বৈদেশিক কর্মসংস্থান মন্ত্রণালয় | |
| Ministry overview | |
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| Formed | 20 December 2001 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Bangladesh |
| Headquarters | Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka[1] |
| Annual budget | ৳1217 crore (US$100 million) (2024-2025) |
| Minister responsible | |
| Minister of State responsible | |
| Ministry executives |
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| Child agencies | |
| Website | probashi |
The Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment (Bengali: প্রবাসী কল্যাণ ও বৈদেশিক কর্মসংস্থান মন্ত্রণালয়) is a ministry of the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, responsible for overseeing matters related to overseas Bangladeshis and foreign employment.
Established on December 20, 2001, the ministry was created to ensure the welfare of expatriate workers and to expand foreign employment opportunities. It plays a significant role in addressing unemployment and facilitating remittances, which contribute to the national economy. [2]
Departments
- Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training
- Wage Earners' Welfare Board (WEWB)
- Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Services Limited (BOESL)
- Probashi Kallyan Bank
Ministers
| Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency |
Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | |||||||
| Major (Retd) Mohammad Quamrul Islam মেজর (অবসরপ্রাপ্ত) মোহাম্মদ কামরুল ইসলাম MP for Dhaka-5 (State Minister) |
20 December 2001 | 9 July 2006 | 4 years, 201 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Khaleda III | Khaleda Zia | |||
| Lutfor Rahman Khan Azad লুৎফর রহমান খান আজাদ MP for Tangail-3 (State Minister) |
9 July 2006 | 29 October 2006 | 112 days | ||||||
| Sufia Rahman সুফিয়া রহমান (Adviser) |
26 October 2006 | 11 January 2007 | 77 days | Independent | Iajuddin | Iajuddin Ahmed | |||
| Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury ইফতেখার আহমেদ চৌধুরী (born 1946) (Adviser) |
11 January 2007 | 6 January 2009 | 1 year, 361 days | Fakhruddin | Fakhruddin Ahmed | ||||
| Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain খন্দকার মোশাররফ হোসেন (born 1942) MP for Faridpur-3 |
6 January 2009 | 9 July 2015 | 6 years, 184 days | Awami League | Hasina II | Sheikh Hasina | |||
| Hasina III | |||||||||
| Nurul Islam BSc নুরুল ইসলাম বিএসসি (born 1938) MP for Chittagong-8 |
9 July 2015 | 7 January 2019 | 3 years, 182 days | ||||||
| Imran Ahmad ইমরান আহমেদ (born 1948) MP for Sylhet-4 (State Minister until 12 July 2019) |
7 January 2019 | 10 January 2024 | 5 years, 3 days | Hasina IV | |||||
| Shafiqur Rahaman Chowdhury শফিকুর রহমান চৌধুরী (born 1957) MP for Sylhet-2 (State Minister) |
11 January 2024 | 6 August 2024 | 208 days | Hasina V | |||||
| Asif Nazrul আসিফ নজরুল (born 1966) (Adviser) |
16 August 2024 | 17 February 2026 | 1 year, 185 days | Independent | Yunus | Muhammad Yunus | |||
| Ariful Haque Choudhury আরিফুল হক চৌধুরী (born 1959) MP for Sylhet-4 |
17 February 2026 | Incumbent | 31 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Tarique | Tarique Rahman | |||