Saudi Arabia wants to hire 1,000 Bangladesh doctors: envoy

Saudi Arabia wants to hire 1,000 medical specialists from Bangladesh after a gap of ten years.

Staff Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 23 Nov 2016, 11:53 AM
Updated : 23 Nov 2016, 11:54 AM

The kingdom informed government officials about its decision earlier this week, Golam Masih, Dhaka’s ambassador at Riyadh, told bdnews24.com.

The Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment ministry have been informed about the plan.   

“The employment opportunity for Bangladeshi doctors and specialists was created after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to Saudi Arabia in June.

“This opportunity was denied to Bangladesh for the last 10 years,” said Ambassador Masih.