Malaysia may start manpower recruitment from Bangladesh in August, said Bangladesh Foreign Minister (FM) Dr A K Abdul Momen after a meeting with his Malaysian counterpart Saifuddin Abdullah on Sunday.

Talking to the newsmen after the meeting he also said the new Malaysian government is formulating a comprehensive manpower recruitment policy, and fresh recruitment will start after that.

However, he hinted that the number of categories, under which the workers will be recruited, may rise.

The Malaysian minister said Bangladeshi workers are contributing to the nation building of Malaysia, he added.