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Dhaka: The Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment has fixed the medical examination fee for workers seeking employment in Malaysia at Tk 8,000 per person.
No medical centre will be allowed to charge more than the fixed amount for the required medical tests, according to a press release issued on Wednesday.
The ministry urged Malaysia-bound workers not to pay more than Tk 8,000 under any circumstances and warned them against approaching brokers or middlemen for medical examinations.
It also clarified that no medical centre would operate under any specific recruiting agency. Selected workers would be free to undergo medical examinations at any authorised medical centre.
The ministry further said that if a worker decided to proceed with a different recruiting agency after receiving a medical slip through another agency, the previous agency would be required to forward the medical report without delay.
No objection or excuse from the agency issuing the slip would be accepted in this regard.
Workers have been advised to inform the ministry immediately if any medical centre demands more than the fixed fee or subjects them to harassment, unnecessary delays or other irregularities.
Complaints can be sent to the ministry by email at [email protected].
The ministry also reminded workers that no fee is required for a MiGRAMS slip.
It said it would regularly monitor and inspect the activities of medical centres and take strict legal action against those found involved in irregularities.
The ministry urged Malaysia-bound workers, recruiting agencies and medical centres to follow the instructions strictly to ensure a transparent and orderly overseas employment process.