Illegal Bangladeshi labors to legalize in Malaysia

Published: 29 January 2016, 09:00 AM
Illegal Bangladeshi labors to legalize in Malaysia
Malaysian Prime Minister Nazib Rajak

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said his government will legalize the illegal Bangladeshi workers who are working in their country.

The premier said this while addressing at Malaysian parliament during a parliamentary session on Thursday.

Najib Razak told Malaysian state television channel the legalization matter will be officially declared soon.

Bangladeshi High Commission in Malaysia Mohammad Shahidul Islam asked illegal Bangladeshi workers not to miss the chance to register them as legal.

Earlier Malaysian law enforcers conducted the eviction drive against illegal migrants and held six undocumented Bangladeshis among 27 migrants on January 2.