Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- The Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment has taken an initiative to send 10,000 Bangladeshi workers to Malaysia under a government-managed programme at zero migration cost.

As part of the first phase of the initiative, the final selection process has begun to recruit 112 male workers for Malaysia-based company DHL Supply Chain (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd.

The information was disclosed by Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Services Limited (BOESL) Managing Director Mohammad Rashedul Haque at a press briefing held in Dhaka on Thursday.

In his written statement, he said: "Malaysia is Bangladesh's second-largest labour market. Subject to receiving demand letters, the initiative to send these 10,000 workers enti...