Almost 17, 000 Bangladeshis who had approved work visa but missed the May 31 date were asked to enter Malaysia by Bangladesh, according to local media reports.
According to Free Malaysia Today ( FMT ), Bangladesh’s minister of state for expatriates ‘ welfare and overseas employment, Shofiqur Rahman Choudhury has demanded a special one-off period to allow these workers to enter Malaysia.
The personnel have approved permits from Malaysia’s immigration section as well as appropriate accounts from Bangladesh’s Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training, which were issued after their Malay permits were approved, he said.
These employees ‘ “future depends on getting employment in Kuala Lumpur”, he added.
Mr Shofiqur may meet with the Malaysian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Mdm Haznah Md Hashim, on Jun 5 to discuss the matter, according to media reports.
In a different development, Mr. Saifuddin stated that he does not want to interfere with a police officer’s investigation into an alleged assault on a disabled man and instead handed the matter to the Inspector-General of Police ( IGP ) Razarudin Husain.
” It’s a problem for the IGP. I did not impede, it is up to the IGP”, he said.
The Royal Malaysia Police ( PDRM ) will summon the officers involved in the investigation to Bukit Aman on May 31 to help with investigations in the near future, according to Mr. Razarudin.