Today, Sheikh Hasina, the prime minister, issued a warning, threatening to take legal action against anyone who refuse to deliver migrant laborers to Malaysia.
“We’re looking into the issues that have arisen this time. She declared, “If anyone is accountable, they will undoubtedly face justice.”
During the House Q&A session, she issued a warning while responding to follow-up inquiries from Chief Whip of the Opposition Mujibul Haque Chunnu.
The leader of the JP was curious as to whether those who failed to bring 17,000 Bangladeshis to Malaysia by May 31 will face harsher consequences, even though they had all the necessary documents and permission?
In reply, the Prime Minister told the parliament that her government had introduced special flights to send the workers to Malaysia.
“All workers were sent (to Malaysia) through special flights and other regular flights. But many were left out. The reason will be investigated,” she said.
“Whenever we discuss and decide how many people will go, it is observed that a group of people in our country, who deal with manpower, try to send people in a hurry,” she said.
Briefly describing measures taken by the government to send workers abroad, she said some people want to go abroad through brokers and consequently, they get into trouble.
The Parliament went into the budget session at 5pm today presided over by Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury.
Responding to another question from Awami League lawmaker Mahfizur Rahman, Sheikh Hasina, also leader of the house, said that experts have opined that traffic congestion in Dhaka city and its consequential effects are causing annual losses of about $3.8 billion.
“This money will be saved if the metrorail lines are launched under the Time-bound Action Plan 2030, and the opportunity will be created to fully invest the money in the economy,” she added.
According to a study, approximately Tk 8.38 crore would be saved in daily travel time costs and approximately Tk 1.18 crore will be saved in vehicle operation costs once the entire portion of MRT Line-6 is completed and operational.
“It is unfortunate that we are noticing—a certain clique, especially the communal and war criminal clique as well as the BNP-Jamaat, are constantly spreading rumors through social media,” the Premier remarked in response to another question from AL legislator Faridun Nahar Laily.
Legal, technical, and diplomatic steps have been taken at home and abroad to stop this misinformation and rumours, she added.
She said her government has a plan to create a separate ‘Cyber Police Unit’ with a view to saving cyberspace and combating cybercrime.
