, Oct. 14 -- The government of Bangladesh and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday launched the Manual on Migration and the Bangladesh Migration Snapshot Report to strengthen migration governance and promote data-driven policymaking.

The launch event, titled "Building Knowledge for Better Migration", was held in Dhaka with the support of the European Union, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), and Italy's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI).

The Manual on Migration, developed under the guidance of the government, is a first-of-its-kind resource containing 15 modules on migration concepts, global and national frameworks - including the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly...