Dhaka, March 12 -- Recruiters on Tuesday demanded reinstatement of the previous rules, relaxing attestation from the Bangladeshi authorities, in sending workers to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) amid a sharp fall in manpower export to the top destination.

Members of Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (BAIRA) placed the demand during a meeting with Expatriates' Welfare and Law Adviser Asif Nazrul.

The BAIRA members also demanded ending syndicate, formed during the previous regime by the then government's close allies, to send workers to Malaysia. They said no syndicate should be allowed in the Malaysian labour market.

"We urge the government to open the market for all legitimate recruiting agencies to facilit...