'Dumping ground' for migrant workers, Bangladesh request rejected - minister

Malaysia objected to a request by Bangladesh for 2,000 of its recruitment agencies to be allowed to send workers here, according to Human Resources Minister M Saravanan.

Speaking to reporters in Kuala Lumpur, he said agreeing to the request could see Malaysia becoming a "dumping ground" for migrant workers.

"We have been in discussions for close to a year on...