Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has informed that Malaysia has agreed to recruit 12,000 more Bangladeshi workers to the country.
The premier made the remarks while briefing media on the outcome of her just-concluded official visits to Nepal and Malaysia.
"An agreement was also signed regarding the manpower export to Malaysia," said the prime minister.
She said positive progress was also marked in strengthening economic relations between Bangladesh and Malaysia.
Sheikh Hasina paid a four-day official visit to Nepal on November 25-28 to attend the 18th SAARC Summit. She also paid a three-day official tour to Malaysia from December 2-4. The Prime Minister said during her visit to Malaysia, Dhaka and Kuala Lumpur signed four deals -- one agreement and two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) and one protocol -- in the fields of manpower export, tourism, art and culture.