Dhaka to send workers back to Tripoli
Bangladesh plans to send tens of thousands of construction workers and other employees back to Libya after the death of Muammar Gaddafi, a minister said here yesterday.
Bangladesh's economy has been hit hard by the eight months of unrest in Libya as at least 36,000 Bangladeshi migrant workers had to return home, leaving jobs in the oil-rich country.
Labour and Employment Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain said the death on Thursday of the former Libyan leader would allow the government to push ahead with its plans.
"We've already established contact with the transitional authorities. The country will need a lot of workers to reconstruct its economy. We hope we can send tens of thousands of workers there shortly," the minister told reporters.
More than 70,000 Bangladeshis were working in Libya when the rebellion against Gaddafi broke out early this year. Most of them returned home as the violence worsened.
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