UK Minister for Immigration James Brokenshire left the capital yesterday concluding his two-day visit. While in Dhaka, he met senior Bangladeshi ministers including Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, Law Minister Anisul Huq and Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, said a British high commission press release. 

“Brokenshire’s visit demonstrates the UK’s commitment to work closely with the Bangladeshi government to address shared issues and threats including tackling illegal migration and organised crime, countering the risk of terrorism and improving aviation security,” it said.

The minister also visited the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and discussed with local officials an issue related to the forgery detection equipment donated by the UK last year to help combat illegal migration.

The equipment is now being used at the airport to detect false and counterfeit travel documents and prosecute criminals trying to use forged documents in order to travel overseas.

“Bangladesh is already an important partner to the UK thanks to our shared history, the UK’s large Bangladeshi Diaspora and our strong trade links,” Brokenshire said concluding his visit.

However, he said, “We are now working together to make both of our countries safer by prosecuting the organised crime groups involved in illegal migration and human trafficking.”