Mohammad Tanvi Newaz

Labour export may function as an unofficial development strategy, but the pipeline that should prepare workers for better jobs remains thin For years, money sent home by Bangladeshi workers abroad has done more than support families; it quietly helped keep the economy steady when exports wobbled or reserves ran low. Remittances are not an abstract line on the balance sheet — they are the closest thing Bangladesh has to a financial shock absorber. Over the years, that dependence has grown further.