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Malaysia worker recruitment to begin next week

Published : Sunday, 15 November, 2026 at 5:34 PM

Observer Online Report

The government has fixed the cost of sending workers to Malaysia at Tk 154,000, with the formal recruitment process expected to begin by the end of next week, Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury has said.

He also warned of strict legal action against anyone found collecting additional money beyond the government-fixed cost or engaging in irregularities.

The minister disclosed the information while replying to a supplementary question from MP Atikur Rahman Mujahid during the fifth day's sitting of the fourth session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad on Sunday (November 15). Deputy Speaker Barrister Kaiser Kamal presided over the session, which began at 4:15PM.

During the question-and-answer session, Mujahid said the cost of sending a worker to Malaysia currently ranged between Tk 700,000 and Tk 800,000. He sought to know when the problem would be resolved and when medical examinations could begin to facilitate the recruitment process.

He also asked whether a separate parliamentary committee could be formed to monitor whether workers were being sent to Malaysia at the officially fixed cost of Tk 154,000.

In response, Ariful Haque Chowdhury said the list of medical examination centres for workers seeking to go to Malaysia would be published the following day.

He expressed hope that the formal process of sending workers to Malaysia would begin by the end of next week.

The minister reiterated that the total migration cost had been fixed at Tk 154,000, warning that anyone attempting to collect additional money or commit irregularities outside the government-approved process would face strict legal action.

- MaT

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