Dhaka, Dec. 31 -- Foreign Affairs Adviser Mohammad Touhid Hossain has urged non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) to move beyond their traditional role as remittance senders and play a more direct part in investment, employment generation and skills development.

This shift is essential for Bangladesh's long-term economic transformation, he argued, while speaking as the chief guest at the inauguration of the NRB Global Convention 2025, organised by NRB World at a local hotel on Tuesday.

While remittances have helped the country weather recent economic pressures, he said sustainable growth would depend on productive investment and technology-driven job creation at home, areas where NRBs, particularly those engaged in business and technology ab...