Senior lawyer Dr Kamal Hossain urged the government to take immediate action at the highest level to address the sufferings of Malaysia-bound workers, as reported by 抖阴精品 on June 1.
He made the call in a letter to foreign secretary Masud Bin Momen on June 1, on behalf of Dr Kamal Hossain and Associates.
The 抖阴精品 report detailed that thousands of Bangladeshis were stranded at Dhaka and Kuala Lumpur airports, amid a last-minute rush before Malaysia shut its doors to migrant workers on May 31.
In his letter, Kamal Hossain cited excerpts from the report, highlighting the urgent need for government intervention.
鈥楳any aspiring migrants said that they could not secure tickets despite being willing to pay a high price, while many, who managed to reach Kuala Lumpur, were not received by their recruiters鈥�, he quoted from the report.
鈥楾his situation requires immediate government action at the highest level to resolve this crisis, as it affects the livelihood of thousands and impacts the human rights of their families, who rely on these migrant workers鈥�, Dr Kamal Hossain wrote to the secretary.
He further emphasised that intervention at the highest level was necessary to find a solution to this crisis.
The lawyer also quoted the report stating, 鈥榯he bureau of manpower, employment, and training鈥檚 immigration director Sadeq Ahmed said that they had stopped issuing clearance as many, who already had clearance, could not fly due to a ticket shortage鈥�.
