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Wednesday | October 14, 2026 | Dhaka

‘Special tribunals planned for expatriates at divisional level’

 City Desk
 Published: 12:01 AM, 14 October 2026

The government plans to establish specialised tribunals at divisional headquarters to ensure faster resolution of legal disputes involving expatriates, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman said on Tuesday.

Expatriates often endure years of legal harassment over property bought with money sent from abroad or attempts to recover money transferred to family members in Bangladesh, he said.

“The proposed tribunals would deal exclusively with cases involving expatriates to reduce their suffering and ensure faster justice,” the minister said.

He made the remarks at the inaugural session of the ‘Shonar Manush Sammilon-2026’, organised by the Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU) at a hotel in Dhaka to mark the organisation’s 30th anniversary.

Asaduzzaman said the proposal was currently at the drafting stage.

Recalling his recent visit to Dubai, the minister said Bangladeshi migrant workers there faced extremely difficult living and working conditions. Despite their hardships, they received significantly lower wages than workers from other countries, he said, urging the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment to examine the issue seriously.

He identified unscrupulous recruiting agencies as a major challenge for expatriates, saying 5,000 visas had already been cancelled in the Middle East, particularly in the United Arab Emirates, while many more were awaiting cancellation.

According to the minister, some recruiting agencies had submitted fake certificates and documents that did not exist. As artificial intelligence (AI) now makes it easier to verify document authenticity, the countries concerned are taking legal action against those involved, he added.

Praising RMMRU for its three decades of work, Asaduzzaman said the organisation had not been accused of misappropriating funds collected in the names of workers or engaging in activities contrary to their interests.

He also expressed hope that RMMRU would continue its work for another 100 years, contributing to a Bangladesh where migrant workers could return home to find employment and the country could recruit workers from abroad.