Bangladesh, Jan. 21 -- Such a move will hurt the Bangladesh's manpower exporting sector as the country has become lone dependent on Saudi Arabian employers for long.

Stakeholders including the leaders of Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (BAIRA) expressed anxiety on the latest Saudi decision of shrinking manpower hiring from countries like Bangladesh.

When contacted, former BAIRA Joint Secretary General Muhammad Fakhrul Islam on Tuesday told The New Nation, "Such a Saudi move will hit Bangladeshi manpower sector as the country become widely dependent to this middle eastern country's market."

The BAIRA leader urged the government to gear-up efforts to expand labour market, opening new destinations and reopening...