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Govt eyes sending workers to Malaysia before Dec
Published : Thursday, 12 November, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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The government has received 568 demand letters to date and aims to begin sending migrant workers to Malaysia at zero cost before December, starting with 112 recruits for logistics firm DHL.
Mohammad Rashedul Haque, Managing Director of Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Services Limited (BOESL), shared the details at a press conference at the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment on Thursday (November 12).
"We have received 568 demand letters to date. We will finalise everything before December," Rashedul Haque said. "With the cooperation of DHL, we will be able to send them abroad swiftly. I want it to begin before December; if there is a delay of a day or two due to any reason, that is a different issue, but we want it to start via DHL."
Zero-cost recruitment and selection process
Under a broader initiative to send 10,000 workers to Malaysia with zero migration cost, BOESL will execute the deployment in phases subject to demand. As part of the first phase, final selection began today to recruit 112 Bangladeshi male workers for DHL.
Rashedul Haque noted that Malaysia is Bangladesh's second-largest labour market. In line with the current government's election manifesto to boost overseas employment, BOESL is working to ensure safe, ethical, and skilled migration at low or zero cost, prioritising transparency, impartiality, and professional competence at every stage.
Detailing the recruitment timeline, he said BOESL received the demand letter from DHL on 2 November 2026 and published an online job circular on 5 November. Between 6 and 8 November, a total of 4,029 applications were submitted.
To ensure equal opportunity and complete transparency, an online software lottery was conducted on 8 November. This preliminarily selected 300 candidates across two roles: 200 for operations assistant and 100 for technical skill worker.
Employer-led assessments and zero tolerance for fraud
From the 300 shortlisted applicants, 112 will be finalised based on professional skills, practical capability, and suitability. A nine-member delegation from Malaysia has arrived in Bangladesh to conduct direct practical tests and interviews from 12 to 15 November. Rashedul Haque stressed that BOESL is not interfering in the selection, and the employer's choices will be final.
The entire recruitment is being conducted at strictly zero migration cost. The Malaysian employer will bear all government-stipulated migration expenses, and BOESL will collect no migration fees or service charges from either the employer or the workers.
He warned that strict legal action will be taken against any middleman, broker, or unauthorised individual attempting to extort money, as well as any candidate involved in unethical financial transactions. Candidates have been urged to refrain from any monetary dealings.
"Our goal is to ensure that no qualified and capable person is deprived of overseas employment opportunities due to a lack of money," the BOESL Managing Director said, adding that enabling ordinary workers to go abroad solely on their labour, skills, and merit is a primary objective of the initiative.
-SA
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