Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- A lottery has narrowed the field to 300 applicants vying for 112 jobs at Malaysian firm DHL Supply Chain, with successful candidates set to work abroad without paying migration costs.

The preliminary selection was held at the expatriates' welfare ministry in Dhaka on Sunday, according to a statement.

Applications were accepted online from Nov 6 to 8, with 4,029 people applying. An electronic lottery was used to select the 300 candidates, the statement said.

The preliminary list includes 200 candidates for operations assistant positions and 100 for technical skilled worker posts.

The names will be published on the website and Facebook page of Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Services Limited (BOESL).

Representatives...