Dhaka, May 6 -- Bangladesh has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to increase legal immigration to Italy.

The MoU on "Migration and Mobility" was signed on Tuesday at the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment in Dhaka, the ministry said in a media statement.

Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Advisor Asif Nazrul and Italian Home Minister Matteo Piantedosi put pen to paper.

The advisor said, "This is our initiative to increase migration through legal channels. Our goal is to ensure safe migration and good wages for those wanting to go to Italy."

Italy will recruit people in both seasonal and non-seasonal ways, and the ministry will form a joint working group to plan accordingly, he added.

He said, ...