Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed that Bangladeshi students seeking higher education abroad receive loans of up to Tk 1 million as support for bank guarantees or solvency certificates. The announcement was made by State Minister for Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Nurul Haque Nur after a meeting with the Prime Minister on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. The meeting was attended by senior officials, including the foreign secretary and advisers to the Prime Minister.

According to Nurul Haque Nur, the Prime Minister instructed that the Expatriates’ Welfare Bank be dedicated to providing these loans through the ministry. The meeting also discussed accelerating an existing memorandum of understanding to send 100,000 workers to Japan and expanding employment opportunities in Europe and other countries. Additionally, the Prime Minister directed the foreign ministry to encourage European nations to establish consular services in Bangladesh to ease visa processing.

The State Minister added that the Prime Minister emphasized better communication of government activities through social and mainstream media to highlight positive initiatives to the public.