Ministry of Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment

Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment
প্রবাসী কল্যাণ ও বৈদেশিক কর্মসংস্থান মন্ত্রণালয়
	Government Seal of Bangladesh
Ministry overview
Formed	20 December 2001; 24 years ago
Jurisdiction	Government of Bangladesh
Headquarters	Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka
Annual budget	৳880 crore (US$72 million) (2026-2027)
Minister responsible	Ariful Haque Choudhury;
Minister of State responsible	Nurul Haque Nur;
Ministry executives	Md. Ruhul Amin, Secretary;
Child agencies	Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training; Wage Earners' Welfare Board; Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Services Limited; Probashi Kallyan Bank;
Website	probashi.gov.bd

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.

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
Portrait	Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	From	To	Period	Political party	Ministry	Prime Minister
	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	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	Khaleda III		Khaleda Zia
	Sufia Rahman সুফিয়া রহমান (Adviser)	26 October 2006	11 January 2007	77 days	Independent	Iajuddin		Iajuddin Ahmed
	Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury ইফতেখার আহমেদ চৌধুরী (born 1946) (Adviser)	11 January 2007	6 January 2009	1 year, 361 days	Independent	Fakhruddin		Fakhruddin Ahmed
	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
		6 January 2009	9 July 2015	6 years, 184 days		Hasina III
	Nurul Islam BSc নুরুল ইসলাম বিএসসি (born 1938) MP for Chittagong-8	9 July 2015	7 January 2019	3 years, 182 days		Hasina III
	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
	Shafiqur Rahaman Chowdhury শফিকুর রহমান চৌধুরী (born 1957) MP for Sylhet-2 (State Minister)	11 January 2024	6 August 2024	208 days		Hasina V
	Asif Nazrul আসিফ নজরুল (born 1966) (Adviser)	16 August 2024	17 February 2026	1 year, 185 days	Independent	Yunus		Muhammad Yunus
	Ariful Haque Choudhury আরিফুল হক চৌধুরী (born 1959) MP for Sylhet-4	17 February 2026	Incumbent	139 days	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	Tarique		Tarique Rahman

References

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[1] মন্ত্রণালয় ও বিভাগসমূহ - Cabinet Division-Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh - মন্ত্রিপরিষদ বিভাগ-গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার. cabinet.gov.bd.

[2] "এক-নজরে-মন্ত্রণালয়". probashi.gov.bd.

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