Fahmi: Bangladesh's 200,000 worker recruitment claim not official; 1,476 Myanmar refugees to be repatriated
Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil confirmed that a statement by a junior Bangladesh minister about recruiting 200,000 workers for Malaysia was not the official position of the Bangladesh government. He also announced that 1,476 Myanmar refugees held in immigration depots will be voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar at the end of September.