(OUR PRIDE: Uggah presenting the Sarawak Kenyalang Crest to Khorshed while Fared Ahmed looked on.)
KUCHING: Bangladesh is offering to meet Sarawak needs for workers in the various sectors, especially the plantation sector.
However, the Bangladeshi Deputy High Commissioner, Mohammad Khorshed A. Khastagir, said that this would have to be done on a government-to-government basis.
He said this during a courtesy call on Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister, Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah, at Wisma Bapa Malaysia here today.
Khorshed said Bangladesh was ready to comply with Malaysia ‘s latest criteria on accepting foreign workers who must have completed the COVID-19 two-dose vaccinations.
“The Bangladeshi High Commission’s office is ready to accommodate the sending of workers. To begin with, we can send about 3,000 workers ,” he said.
Khorshed added Bangladesh and Sarawak too had a lot of things to share in the agricultural sector.
Uggah, in his speech, said Sarawak needed a lot of workers, particularly in the oil palm sector.
“We certainly welcome more workers to help in the harvesting. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought in many unprecedented challenges to us, including shortage of workers. On the offer of workers, I will bring this to the Chief Minister, Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg, for further deliberation,” he said.
Uggah said Sarawak also welcomed investors in livestock breeding and modern precision farming in its effort to be a net food and food products exporter by 2030.
“We are also interested in the rice plantation and shipbuilding sectors, among others,” he added.
Bangladesh Embassy First Secretary, Fared Ahmed, and Sarawak Deputy State Secretary, Dato Sri Mohamad Abu Bakar Marzuki, were among those present during the courtesy call. – TVS
