Malaysia to hire 2 lakh Bangladeshi workers from Sept

State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam has said that Malaysia will begin the phased recruitment of workers from Bangladesh by the end of September, with the process of sending around 200,000 workers expected to be completed within six months.

He made the remarks on Sunday after a meeting between Malaysian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Mohammad Suhada Osman and LGRD minister Abdul Moyeen Khan at the Secretariat.

“The manpower export from Bangladesh will begin in by the end of September and will be completed within the next six months,” he said, citing the high commissioner.

Asked about the number of workers to be recruited, Shahe Alam said, “A total of 200,000 will go through their listed companies.”

He said Malaysia will also take an additional 10,000 Bangladeshi workers at zero cost, meaning the workers will not have to bear any recruitment-related expenses. “That will also begin in phases towards the end of September,” he said.

Responding to a question about whether the meeting discussed a letter sent by the Bangladesh government to Malaysia regarding the import of LNG, the state minister said the issue did not come up for discussion.