Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- In a landmark move poised to reshape one of the world's most crucial migration routes, Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia have signed their first comprehensive framework governing the general recruitment of Bangladeshi workers.

The agreement was formalized in Riyadh on Monday by Bangladesh's Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser, Dr. Asif Nazrul, and Saudi Arabia's Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, Engineer Ahmed bin Sulaiman Al-Razi.

This historic milestone marks the 50-year diplomatic relationship between the two nations and formalizes a large, long-standing labor flow that had operated largely informally. Saudi Arabia remains Bangladesh's biggest overseas job market, hosting over 2.2 million...