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markets for Bangladesh. Starting from 1978, Malaysia has so far hired about 10.57 lakh workers from Bangladesh.

As per the MoU, Malaysia is entitled to select Bangladeshi recruiting agencies, whereas, the Bangladesh expatriates’ welfare ministry will give recruitment approval to agencies based on their submissions of documents for sending workers abroad.

According to the Malaysian government’s new salary structure, migrant workers are expected to get a salary of at least 1,500 Malaysian ringgit per month.

In addition, they will be entitled to other benefits including overtime and accommodation.

According to BMET’s latest data, 92,908 migrant workers have gone overseas in August for employment, which is an increase from 75,499 overseas employment in July.

In August, the highest 47,033 migrant workers have gone to Saudi Arabia, followed by 19,764 workers to Oman, 6,857 workers to Singapore, and 6,700 workers to the UAE. Kuwait rounds up the top five destination countries in August by intaking 2,730 workers.

In the first eight months of this year, about 7.83 lakh migrant workers have gone overseas for employment, says BMET data.