UNB, Dhaka :Malaysia’s decision to halt the recruitment of new foreign workers will not affect the validity of the deal signed with Bangladesh as it will remain valid once the country lifts the current ban, said its Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Richard Riot.”This is because the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was for a period of five years,” Malaysian media outlet The Star Online quoted Datuk Seri as saying in a report from Petaling Jaya on Thursday. The freeze does not make the agreements ‘null and void’ and the agreement will remain valid when the freeze islifted, Riot quoted as saying.Malaysia has signed agreements for intake of foreign labour not only with Bangladesh but with seven countries, he said. On Saturday, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the Cabinet had decided to put a stop to the recruitment of new foreign workers into the country.
