DHAKA, Sept 24, 2025 (BSS) - Bangladesh has urged Malaysian employers to 
recruit manpower from Bangladesh through the state-owned recruiting agency 
BOESL at lower cost, while assuring quality workers and expanded cooperation 
in labor welfare and skills development.

The call came at a bilateral meeting between the Bangladesh delegation led by 
Saiful Islam, Managing Director of Bangladesh Overseas Employment and 
Services Limited (BOESL), and the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) 
at the FMM headquarters in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, according to g to a 
message received here today. 

FMM Deputy President Jacob Lee, Vice President and Chairman of the Human 
Resource Management Committee Dato' Nathan K Suppiah, Deputy CEO Hema 
Thiruchelvam, and senior officials including Sofina Abdul Halim joined the 
meeting, along with company representatives. 

Saiful Islam expressed gratitude to Malaysian employers for their long-
standing trust in Bangladeshi workers and urged them to continue working with 
BOESL to ensure transparent and affordable recruitment. 

He highlighted Bangladesh's readiness to provide skilled manpower and 
underscored BOESL's role in safeguarding both employers' and workers' 
interests.

During the talks, both sides discussed a wide range of labor-related issues, 
including welfare, bilateral cooperation, and future needs of the Malaysian 
job market.

FMM members praised the performance and skills of Bangladeshi workers and 
reaffirmed their willingness to employ them in the future.

They, however, stressed the need for enhanced training to equip workers with 
additional skills to remain competitive.

The Bangladesh delegation also included Acting High Commissioner of 
Bangaldesh to Malaysia Mosammat Shahanara Monika, Policy Adviser of the 
Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Zia Hasan, Deputy 
Secretary Hedayetul Islam Mondol, BOESL's authorized agent in Malaysia 
Jaswant Singh, BOESL General Manager Noor Ahmed, and First Secretary 
(Commercial) of the High Commission Pronab Kumar Ghosh.

On September 23 and 24, the BOESL team also met with several Malaysian 
government departments to explore deeper cooperation in recruitment, 
training, accreditation, and overall labor mobility.