Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- Although outflow of migrant workers in January-August period of this year has dropped by 55 per cent compared to same period a year earlier, Bangladesh witnessed 9.6 per cent increase in inflow of remittance in fiscal 2019-20 from the previous fiscal.

The Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment shared the data with cabinet members, painting a grim picture of overseas jobs for Bangladeshis amid the coronavirus pandemic, during weekly cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina virtually on Monday, report bdnews24.com and BSS.

The expatriates' welfare ministry also sent a report to the cabinet outlining the steps to alleviate the dire situation.

While briefing media after the meeting, Cabin...