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Prime Minister’s Adviser Mahdi Amin has announced that Bangladesh will begin sending a new batch of workers to Malaysia from the last week of August, ending months of uncertainty over the recruitment process.
He said the recruitment will be carried out through the state-owned Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Services Limited (BOESL) to ensure lower migration costs and greater transparency.
Mahdi made the announcement at a press briefing at the Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday (July 30). Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury, who is on an official visit to Malaysia, was also present.
Highlighting the progress of the three-day visit, Mahdi said Bangladesh and Malaysia have held several high-level, constructive discussions to resume the recruitment of Bangladeshi workers.
He said both governments have reached a policy-level understanding on reopening the labour market, ensuring transparency in the recruitment process, and reducing migration costs.
According to Mahdi, the government aims to minimise the role of middlemen by sending workers through BOESL at a lower cost.
He expressed hope that the first group of new workers would begin arriving in Malaysia in the last week of August, with the number of workers increasing gradually in phases.
“The government is committed to making the labour migration process fully transparent and accountable. We want workers to travel to Malaysia through safe and legal channels without having to bear excessive costs,” he said.
Mahdi also said Bangladesh and Malaysia are working to further strengthen their bilateral ties while creating new opportunities for the export of skilled manpower. Necessary administrative and technical preparations are being expedited to ensure the recruitment process is sustainable in the long term.
He added that the ongoing discussions are not limited to the deployment of new workers. The two countries have also held positive talks on the welfare, rights, and working conditions of Bangladeshi workers already employed in Malaysia.
“The government wants to establish a recruitment system where qualified workers can secure overseas jobs through a transparent process without falling victim to excessive costs or recruitment syndicates,” he said.
