Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment
Government ministry of Bangladesh
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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.
Formed20 December 2001
JurisdictionGovernment of Bangladesh
Headquarters
Annualbudget৳880 crore (US$72 million) (2026-2027)
| প্রবাসী কল্যাণ ও বৈদেশিক কর্মসংস্থান মন্ত্রণালয় | |
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| Ministry overview | |
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| Formed | 20 December 2001 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Bangladesh |
| Headquarters | |
| Annual budget | ৳880 crore (US$72 million) (2026-2027) |
Minister responsible | |
Minister of State responsible | |
Ministry executives |
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Child agencies | |
| Website | probashi |
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
Ministers
| Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency |
Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | ||||
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| 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 | |||
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Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury ইফতেখার আহমেদ চৌধুরী (born 1946) (Adviser) |
11 January 2007 | 6 January 2009 | 1 year, 361 days | Fakhruddin | Fakhruddin Ahmed | |||
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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 | |||||||||
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Nurul Islam BSc নুরুল ইসলাম বিএসসি (born 1938) MP for Chittagong-8 |
9 July 2015 | 7 January 2019 | 3 years, 182 days | |||||
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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 | ||||
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Shafiqur Rahaman Chowdhury শফিকুর রহমান চৌধুরী (born 1957) MP for Sylhet-2 (State Minister) |
11 January 2024 | 6 August 2024 | 208 days | Hasina V | ||||
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Asif Nazrul আসিফ নজরুল (born 1966) (Adviser) |
16 August 2024 | 17 February 2026 | 1 year, 185 days | Independent | Yunus | Muhammad Yunus | ||
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Ariful Haque Choudhury আরিফুল হক চৌধুরী (born 1959) MP for Sylhet-4 |
17 February 2026 | Incumbent | 232 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Tarique | Tarique Rahman | ||
