Dhaka, Kuala Lumpur sign MoU to recruit workers

Dhaka and Kuala Lumpur have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to resume manpower recruitment from Bangladesh.

The MoU was signed by Malaysia’s Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan and Bangladesh’s Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmed in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.

Earlier, a four-member team led by the minister Imran Ahmed left Dhaka and reached Kuala Lumpur at 5am (local time).

The reopening comes after more than three years’ ban following alleged syndication under the previous recruitment system.

The Malaysian government has stopped hiring workers from Bangladesh since 2018.

During that time, 10 Bangladeshi recruiting agencies were involved in sending workers under a G2G plus agreement.

On December 10, the Malaysian government gave its consent to an agreement with Bangladesh on the resumption of manpower recruitment.