Bangladesh, Oct. 13 -- Bangladesh and the European Union (EU) have agreed to strengthen cooperation to prevent irregular migration and human trafficking while expanding legal employment opportunities for skilled Bangladeshi workers in the European labour market.

The agreement was reached at a bilateral meeting held on Monday led by Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury and EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner at the minister's office in the city.

The government is committed to ensuring safe and regular migration and has taken strict measures to bring discipline in the migration sector, the minister said.

As part of the crackdown on irregular migration, licences of 49 ...