A discussion meeting titled “UK NRB Relations and Overseas Employment” was held on the initiative of UKBCCI, with Bangladesh Expatriate Welfare State Minister Mr Shofiqur Rahman Choudhury MP, who was the chief guest of the program.
Shofiqur Rahman Choudhury, said about the various demands of the expatriates that the honourable Prime Minister is very sincere about the expatriates. I want to fulfil the demands of expatriates with his cooperation. He said, I want to decorate the expatriate cell. I will revive it by involving the top administrative officers including the DIG – so that most of the expatriates’ work can be completed through this cell.
The panel discussion took place on Sunday, April 28 at the prestigious Millennium Gloucester Hotel in South Kensington.
UKBCCI Director Barrister Anwar Miah and Rohema Miah jointly moderated the discussion at the beginning of which the founding president of the organization Bajloor Rashid MBE welcomed the guests. Chairman of the organization Iqbal Ahmed OBE, President M G Moula Miah MBE, former President Nazmul Islam Nuru and UKBCCI Finance Director Kamru Ali spoke.
Bangladesh High Commissioner HE Ms. Saida Muna Tasneem, Lord Karan Bilimoria CBE DL , United Kingdom Awami League President Sultan Sharif, London Bangla Press Club General Secretary and Weekly Desh Editor Taysir Mahmud, NTV Europe CEO Subrina Hossain and Weekly Janomot Editor Syed Nahas Pasha spoke as special guests on the occasion.
Among the directors of UKBCCI, Imam Uddin Ahmed, Abdul Karim Nazim, Oli Khan MBE, Saiful Alam, Karim Miah Shamim, eminent persons of the community, businessmen and journalists of print and electronic media were also present on the occasion. UKBCCI Director Siddiqur Rahman Joynal, Farzana Neela and Harun Miah welcomed the minister with flower bouquets. The crest was presented to the Minister by the UKBCCI.
