Dhaka, May 5 -- Visiting Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi on Monday 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 September, as Rome is keen to "renew" and "re-launch" its bilateral cooperation with Dhaka.

The Italian Minister called on Prof Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna discussed issues of mutual interest, including safe and legal migration of Bangladeshis, combating human trafficking and trade and investment.

"We have a great Bangladeshi community in Italy. We ...