FY26: Expats to get BMET clearance cards from six districts initially
A digital system will also be introduced for lodging and resolving complaints from deceived workers
The Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) will begin issuing clearance cards from six districts, with plans to gradually expand the service nationwide in the upcoming fiscal year 2025-26 (FY26).
The initiative aims to reduce the hassle faced by migrant workers by digitalising the departure process, which is currently only available at the BMET head office in Dhaka, the Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said while presenting the budget via a pre-recorded telecast today (2 June).
"To increase the number of workers going abroad, the government is planning to strengthen the activities of 70 Technical Training Centers (TTCs) at the district level as well as 40 TTCs at the upazila level along with building 50 new TTCs in additional 50 upazilas. Initiatives have been
taken to digitalise the departure process of the workers," said the adviser.
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"Arrangements have already been made to provide exit clearance in six districts, and this facility will be extended to all the districts in phases. In addition, a digital system will be introduced for submitting and redressing the complaints of the deceived workers. Initiatives will be taken to decentralise the power of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) at the district level, including delegating the power of dispute resolution officer to the investigating officer and forming a complaint management cell," he also said.
A digital system will also be introduced for lodging and resolving complaints from deceived workers.
Additionally, steps will be taken to decentralise the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process at the district level.
This includes empowering investigating officers to act as dispute resolution officers and setting up complaint management cells, the finance adviser said.
