Those who migrate to another country for employment after being born in their own country are called expatriates. An expatriate is the name of a life that leaves one’s parents, siblings, relatives, neighbors, and neighbors. Expatriates are a group of hard-working people who make relentless efforts to achieve economic prosperity in foreign countries, ignoring the many desires of the mind. Expatriates migrate abroad in the hope of living in a better environment and earning foreign exchange to make their families financially self-reliant.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates’ Welfare, there are about 13 million expatriate Bangladeshis in different countries of the world. Most of the expatriates live in Saudi Arabia. Besides, there are a large number of expatriate Bangladeshis in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Bahrain. In addition to the Middle East countries, Bangladeshis live as expatriates in different countries of the world, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, Italy, Canada, and Australia.
Our beloved motherland is Bangladesh. Expatriates are the most important contributors to the prosperity of our country’s economy. That’s why expatriates are called ‘remittance warriors.’ Our national economy is prosperous today in exchange for their sacrifices, but it is a matter of great regret that in exchange for whose sacrifice our economy is prosperous, the expatriate families of the country are financially prosperous in exchange for the money sent by them; today they are neglected, tortured, and humiliated in their own families and society in various ways. When the tragic story of their lives is published in newspapers, satellite television, and social media, I feel a lot of pain as an expatriate.
Many expatriates are abused in their own families, many suffer from severe economic crises, many are abused by their wives and children, which every
victim knows well. When expatriates publish tragic stories of their lives on social media.
It seems that their ignorance is responsible for this, and the expatriates should be made aware of this.
I have been living in Saudi Arabia as an expatriate for 25 years. From the experience I have gained during this long period, many people have shared their life incidents, many have given different descriptions on social media, and I have realized that it is very important to have a guideline or direction for the success of expatriates, which will protect the expatriates from undesirable environments.
Expatriates face various problems abroad, and at one stage, when a successful employee or businessman becomes a successful employee, then various ‘tragedies’ come down in their lives. The book is mainly written about these ‘tragedies’ of the expatriates. I hope that not only the expatriates, but also the parents, siblings, wives, children, relatives, and relatives of the expatriates will benefit from reading this book. If the readers benefit from this book, my labor will be worthwhile, Insha Allah.
I recall with deep respect three renowned professors of King Saudi University, namely Dr. Matiur Rahman, Dr. Kazi Mohsin, and Dr. Md. Fuad Bin Amin. Those who read the manuscript of the book in the midst of their busy schedule have offered their valuable opinion about the book.
I would like to thank all the members of the editorial board, including all the brothers, who have encouraged and advised me in various ways to write this book and have played a role in revising and refining various aspects of the book. Not to mention another name, the person who has contributed to the writing of the book is my dear wife, Mrs. Arjina Begum (Rupa).
May Allah Almighty accept everyone’s efforts, Ameen.
Muhammad Abdul Hakim
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia