Dhaka, May 20 -- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is likely to pay an official visit to Bangladesh in the last week of August as the two countries eye greater cooperation in core areas to further strengthen the relations.

Officials on both sides are now working to finalise things to make visit a successful one, a diplomatic source told UNB.

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, who visited Bangladesh earlier this month, informed Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus that Italy is willing to hire more people from Bangladesh and will undertake measures to ensure safe migration from the country.

Matteo conveyed to the chief adviser that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is expected to visit Bangladesh sometime before Sept...