Dhaka: President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday urged all concerned to take effective measures to build a neutral, orderly, affordable and transparent migration system.
According to United News of Bangladesh,'Migration should be viewed as one of the important means of development and poverty reduction,' he said.
The President made the remarks when a delegation of the Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU), led by its Executive Director Dr Tasneem Siddiqui, paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban.
During the meeting, the delegation proposed an initiative to declare a 'Decade of Migration' to make more effective use of the contributions of migrants.
Tasneem, also a former teacher of the Department of Political Science at Dhaka University, invited the President to attend an event marking RMMRU's 30th anniversary as the chief guest. The President assured the delegation that he will attend the programme.
During the meeting, Tasneem briefed the President on RMMRU's 30 years of research, field-level activities and achievements.
She said the organisation has been conducting research and working at the policy level for a long time on issues related to labour migration, internal displacement, refugees and migrant workers.
The meeting also discussed ensuring safe and orderly migration for workers, accountability of service-providing institutions involved in the migration process and ways to encourage the positive contributions of migrants.
The delegation discussed RMMRU's research and policy initiatives concerning internally displaced people, the formation of a national caucus on displacement, and highlighting Bangladesh's experience and initiatives on the issue at the international level.
Other members of the delegation were RMMRU Adviser and former professor of International Relations at Dhaka University CR Abrar, Deputy Executive Director Motasim Billah, Programme Director Marina Sultana and Senior Research Fellow Mahmudol Hasan Rocky.
The President's Military Secretary and Secretary of the Public Division were also present.