Dhaka, May 6 -- In a promising development for Bangladesh's overseas employment sector, Italy has expressed willingness to hire more workers from Bangladesh under its regular migration programs.

The move is expected to open new avenues for thousands of Bangladeshi job seekers in the European country.

Visiting Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi on Monday informed Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus that Italy 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 September, as Rome is keen to "renew" and "re-launch" its bilateral cooperation with Dhaka.

The Italian Minister called on Prof...