Malaysian entrepreneurs keen on recruiting engineers from Bangladesh
Industrial entrepreneurs of Penang in Malaysia have expressed interest in recruiting engineers from Bangladesh.
The matter came up in the meetings of Bangladesh High Commissioner to Malaysia Md Golam Sarwar with two major business organisations -- Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce (PCCC) and Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) in Penang.
Leaders of the business organisations also expressed their interest in recruiting general employees from Bangladesh.
Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce (PCCC) President Dato' Seri Hong Yeam Wah, in a meeting, said the state of Penang is mainly based on the electric and electronics sectors.
Though the sectors have expanded rapidly in the post-Covid situation worldwide, there is a risk in achieving the desired target due to shortage of skilled manpower, especially engineers, he said.
Seeking cooperation of Bangladesh High Commission in appointing engineers in Penang, he said that the state government is implementing about 20 mega projects. It is possible to meet the demand of engineers through Bangladeshi engineers in all these projects.
In another meeting, Chairman of FMM Dato Jimmy CK Ong said Bangladeshi workers are hardworking and dedicated.
He also said that there is a shortage of both skilled and unskilled foreign workers in Penang's industrial institutions. They are keen to recruit engineers as well as unskilled workers from Bangladesh, he added.
Welcoming the interests of the two organisations, High Commissioner Golam Sarwar assured of supplying any number of general workers and engineers skilled in all professions as per the demand of Malaysia.
He added that thousands of advanced technical knowledgeable and talented engineers are being produced every year from public universities, private universities, and technical colleges throughout Bangladesh.
He assured the business leaders of the assistance in recruiting qualified and meritorious graduates from the Bangladeshi students studying in different universities of Malaysia.
The high commissioner, during the meetings, called on the business leaders to take the opportunity of investment in implementing the projects of Bangladesh government to build a Digital Bangladesh.
Golam Sarwar said Bangladesh has become one of the best investment destinations in Asia due to its investment-friendly policies and construction of modern infrastructure.
The top leaders of the two business organisations and Bangladesh High Commission Counsellor (Commercial) Md Rajibul Ahsan and Dato Shaik Ismail, honorary consulate of Bangladesh in Penang, were present in the meetings.
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