Karachi: 31 December 2023:

Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Karachi arranged a weeklong program titled “Consular and Welfare Services Week” at the Chancery during 26-31 December 2023 as a part of the observance of National Expatriates’ Day-2023.  

“Consular and Welfare Services Week” was aimed to extend special services   towards the consular and welfare service seekers. All sort of attestations, visa processing, travel permit issuance, counseling, briefing sessions on the consular and welfare services the mission extend were arranged.  Remittance though legal channels were also discussed and they were encouraged to send remittances through legal channels.

Welcoming the service seekers at the Mission, the Deputy High Commissioner also interacted with the consular and welfare service seekers. Deputy High Commissioner explained different aspects of consular and welfare services before the service seekers. He also elaborated on the success stories of Bangladesh. He categorically mentioned that under the charismatic and dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh has become a ‘Role Model’ of socio-economic development in the world.

Deputy High Commissioner added that Bangladesh is currently among the five fastest growing economies in the world, ranking 35^th in terms of GDP. He further added that Bangladesh has full filled all the criteria for the graduation to developing country from the LDC status and has been confirmed to be graduated from the LDC in 2026. The present per capita income of Bangladesh is USD2824.

Deputy High Commissioner further briefed on mega projects such as the Padma Bridge, Dhaka Metro Rail, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Karnaphuli River Tunnel, Elevated Expressway in Dhaka, the 3^rd Terminal at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, 564 Model Masjid and Islamic Cultural Centers across Bangladesh, Deep-Sea Port, Bangabandhu Satellite-1, Free Text Book distribution and so forth.

Deputy High Commissioner mentioned that Bangladesh will a trillion dollar Economy and the 9^th largest consumer market in the world by 2041. Government of Bangladesh has been striving hard to implement “Vision-2041” to turn Bangladesh into an upper middle-income country by 2031 and Developed and Smart Bangladesh by 2041 and building a prosperous and climate-resilient delta by 2100.

The service seekers were impressed with the services the Mission extended to them on the “Consular and Welfare Services Week” vis-à-vis the services extended around the year. They were deeply impressed to listen about the outstanding development stories of Bangladesh and profoundly appreciated socio-economic development of Bangladesh.