DHAKA, 29 January 2022, (TON):  Bangladesh has urged Malaysia to consider recruiting IT-trained manpower from Bangladesh those could contribute more to the economic growth and activities in Malaysia.

A press release said “the urge was made during a telephone conversation between Bangladesh foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen and his Malaysian counterpart Saifuddin Abdullah.”

During the talk, Dr Momen expressed Bangladesh Government's readiness to contribute to the economic growth and activities in Malaysia by sending more workforces through safe and regular migration channel.

He lauded the signing of the MoU on recruitment of Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia and appreciated Malaysian Government's decision on opening up the recruitment opportunities for Bangladeshi workers in all sectors of the economy.

The Malaysian foreign minister stressed on expanding cooperation in the arena of digital economy by forging closer cooperation between the ICT authorities of the two countries.

Lauding the Bangladesh-Malaysia bilateral relations, Saifuddin Abdullah stressed on elevating the relationship to a 'strategic level'.