Dhaka, April 6 -- Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury said the government is making efforts to reopen the Malaysian labor market as quickly as possible.

"We are visiting Malaysia on Wednesday (April 8) at the invitation of their ministry. The outcomes of the discussions will be shared afterward. We will try our best to ensure the labor market reopens swiftly," the minister told reporters on Monday, April 6.

He made the remarks after receiving the body of Bangladeshi worker Abdullah Al Mamun at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Mamun died in Saudi Arabia after sustaining severe burn injuries in a missile attack amid the ongoing Middle East conflict.

The minister emphasized that the governme...