Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- Amid constant shrinking trend of labour market abroad, Bangladesh is eyes to expand its manpower destination to Eastern European countries, sources said. The number of Bangladeshi workers who went abroad from January to September 2025 is 420,000 workers for the first five months, while 698,558 manpower went abroad with jobs in the same period in the previous year- 2024.

Stakeholders said, Saudi Arabia remains as a major manpower destination for Bangladeshi migrant workers while the other major labour markets were suspended.In these circumstances, members of the Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (BAIRA) urged the government to start efforts to search and expand labor markets abroad.

They said Ea...