Bangladeshis in Malaysia

Bangladeshis in Malaysia
মালয়েশিয়ায় বাংলাদেশি
Total population
800,000 (2024 est.)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Peninsular Malaysia
Languages
Bengali, Malaysian, English
Religion
Islam and Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
Bangladeshi diaspora

Bangladeshis in Malaysia are members of the Bangladesh diaspora who currently reside in Malaysia. Bangladeshis in Malaysia form a large proportion of Malaysia's foreign labour force. Their population was estimated to total 221,000 persons, roughly one-eighth of all the foreign workers in Malaysia as of 2017.[2] In early 2016, a controversial agreement by Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was signed to send a total of 1.5 million Bangladeshi workers in stages for 3 years to Malaysia.[3] This decision was met with criticism from both individuals in government and the general Malaysian public and was quickly revoked.[4][5][6]

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  2. ^ Aina Nasa (27 July 2017). "More than 1.7 million foreign workers in Malaysia; majority from Indonesia". New Straits Times. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  3. ^ Esmond Lee (11 February 2016). "Malaysia : 1.5 Million Bangladeshi Workers To Be Sent To Malaysia". The Coverage. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Malaysia's Immigration Mess". Bloomberg.com. 21 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Recruiters oppose monopoly in hiring Bangladeshis to Malaysia". The Star. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  6. ^ Arief Irsyad (16 February 2016). "DPM's Daughter Urges Malaysians To Unite Instead Of Bickering Over Bangladeshi Workers Issue". Malaysian Digest. Archived from the original on 17 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)