Dhaka, Mar 10,  (V7N) – The Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment has opened a control room to ensure the welfare and safety of Bangladeshi expatriate workers amid the ongoing war situation in the Middle East.

According to an office order issued on March 9, the control room will operate daily from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm from March 10 to March 16, an official handout said.

Officers and employees will perform their duties in three shifts at the control room, which has been set up at the Expatriate Call Center on the seventh floor of the Expatriate Welfare Bhaban.

In view of the prevailing situation in the Middle East, Bangladeshi migrant workers can seek assistance at any time by contacting the ministry’s hotline number +8809610102030.

The order said Director General of the Wage Earners' Welfare Board Barrister Md Golam Sarwar Bhuiyan will supervise the overall management of the control room.

Meanwhile, Md Hedayetul Islam Mandal, Deputy Secretary of the Employment-1 Branch of the ministry, will serve as the focal point officer.

Officials on duty at the control room will also maintain communication with the labour welfare wings of Bangladesh missions abroad whenever necessary in response to developments in the Middle East.

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