On Tuesday, the Economic Relations Division (ERD), Ministry of Finance, signed a grant agreement with the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Photo: PID

DHAKA, April 16, 2025 (BSS) - The Economic Relations Division (ERD), Ministry of Finance, signed a grant agreement yesterday worth five million Euro with the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

The agreement titled “Strengthened Service Delivery Systems for Improved Migration Management and Sustainable Reintegration” will contribute to implementing the four-year project by the IOM with fund support from the European Union, said an official  handout. 

The project will support the initiatives of the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment and Ministry of Foreign Affairs to strengthen initiatives related to migration and reintegration.

The objective of the project is to contribute to strengthen gender-responsive and right-based migration and reintegration services in Bangladesh that ensure safe and orderly migration practices and the sustainable reintegration of migrants and returnees.
 
The project aims to achieve this through two main outcomes: strengthening migration service delivery systems and supporting vulnerable returnees.

Md. Shahriar Kader Siddiky, Secretary of the ERD, and Lance Bonneau, Chief of Mission, IOM Bangladesh signed the agreement. 

Representatives from UN Wing of ERD and concerned government agencies were present at the signing ceremony.