Japan signs deal to take in Bangladeshi workers from 1 April

Japan is all set to take in Bangladeshi workers and enhance their skills from 1 April next year under a new deal signed with the BNP government.

The deal termed “Memorandum of Cooperation on Employment Skills Development (ESDP-MOC)” will be applicable for five years and would be automatically extended by further five years.

Md Mokhtar Ahmed, secretary at the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment, signed the agreement on behalf of Bangladesh government on Saturday, the ministry said in a Facebook post on Monday.