Dhaka, Jan. 27 -- Bangladesh has proposed increasing the recruitment of professional and skilled workers in the Maldives, while also calling for the regularization of undocumented Bangladeshi workers currently residing in the island nation.

The proposal was made by Dr. Asif Nazrul, Adviser to the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment, during a meeting with Maldives' Minister of Higher Education, Labour, and Skills Development, Dr. Ali Haidar Ahmed. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Global Labor Market Conference held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Monday.

During the discussion, Dr. Nazrul urged the Maldivian authorities to regularize all irregular and undocumented Bangladeshi workers presently employed in th...