Bangladesh, Nov. 10 -- The government has started the process of selecting the first batch of Bangladeshi workers to be sent to Malaysia with zero migration cost.

The move came after Malaysia agreed to recruit 10,000 migrant workers from Bangladesh during the Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's official visit to Malaysia in June 2026.

During his first foreign visit, Mr Tarique Rahman discussed the resumption of recruitment of Bangladeshi workers with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar.

As part of the agreement, the state-owned Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Services Limited (BOESL) made a short list of 300 individuals against the number of 4029 primary applicants.

"We have short-listed 300 candida...