Bangladesh continues to witness decline in overseas jobs over the last two years amid unabated malpractices in recruitment process, falling demand in the Gulf countries and an absence of effective steps to explore new markets.

Bangladesh exports about six and a half lakh people this year in manpower that included some positive trends in the business, report says.

The low level of education of our workers is directly correlated to the low level of productivity. Without better education and technical training, we lose our edge. What is there not to understand? Yet, as always, it appears to take policymakers ages to come to terms with ground realities and get a move on.

Government will select female migrant jobseekers from May 24 to 30 for sending them to Saudi Arabia as domestic helps.

Online registration for Bangladeshi women seeking overseas jobs, particularly in Saudi Arabia, will begin Thursday.