Dhaka, Oct. 3 -- Overcoming huge hurdles, Iraq's labour market has reopened for Bangladeshi workers after a long gap of seven years.

About 180 workers were left country for Iraq on Thursday which the stakeholders Sources said, with the overall support of the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment and the initiative of recruiting agency Al Rotan (Pvt.) Ltd. it has become possible to send workers again to this Middle Eastern country.

Stakeholders expressed happiness saying resuming the vital destination, manpower sector will be thriving again.

Meanwhile, leaders from Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (BAIRA) stressed on the government to gear up efforts for opening new labour markets as there a...