Meeting of this committee was held on 12 July 2021. Dr. Kamal Uddin Ahmed, Full Time Member, NHRCB and Chair of the Committee presided over the meeting. Shamim Ahmed Chowdhury, General Secretary, BAIRA; Nurul Islam, Former DG, BMET, Binoy Krishna Mallik, Executive Director, Rights Jessore, Merina Sultana, Director-Program, RMMRU, Sheili Sharmin, Director Americas, Foreign Ministry, Professor Ishrat Shamim, Executive Director, CWCS, Shariful Hasan, Head of Migration, Brac; Mazharul Islam, DIG-Immigration, SB, Police Headquarters, Mohammad Shahriar Alam, SS Immigration (Admin); Ruhul Kuddus, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment, Farida Yasmin, Director, Foreign Ministry were present at the meeting. Following decisions were taken in the meeting: (1) A Survey will be done to identify the causes of internal migration (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) and way forward funded by UNDP or NHRC. A Survey may be conducted to identify the reasons for harassment of migrants and way forward. Letter will be sent to government’s concerned authority to resend those returnee migrants who lost jobs due to covid-19. Letter will be sent to the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs to form Courts in human trafficking prone areas. A survey will be done to identify problems faced by the migrants and recommendations will be sent accordingly. A survey will be done to identity steps that could be taken to prevent human trafficking. Letter will be sent to Ministry of Foreign Affairs to prepare detailed answer of TIP Report. Meeting of the Thematic Committee on Dalit, Hijra and other Excluded Minorities Members of Thematic Committee on Dalit, Hijra and other Excluded Minorities 82

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