Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- Bangladesh has started sending workers to Seychelles without any migration cost, creating a good opportunity for overseas jobseekers.

So far, about 200 workers went to the country under the government to government (G2G) agreement that was signed between the countries in 2019, officials said.

Although the recruitment remained halted for the time being because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the East African nation started hiring workers from Bangladesh last month.

Around 25 new workers went to the country in August. On the other hand, 96 workers - who came home on vacation - also left for Seychelles in the same flight.

Approximately 10,000 Bangladeshi workers have job opportunities in the island country, said officials at...