Bangladesh, July 7 -- Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury announced this at Sylhet Circuit House on the afternoon of July 7. He added that positive updates are also expected soon regarding labor markets in the Middle East, Japan, and Mauritius.

Unlike previous arrangements, Bangladesh, not Malaysia, will now select the recruiting agencies. Officials are stressing coordinated efforts between the government and agencies to prevent syndicates and corruption, with analysts warning that a lack of transparency could again disrupt manpower exports.

The Malaysian labor market was first closed in 2008 over corruption allegations before reopening in 2016. Malaysia halted intake again in 2018 for similar r...