How do I verify that a recruitment agency is legally allowed to send workers overseas?

Check the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) licence — every legitimate agency operates under a specific BMET licence number and offers only destinations covered by that licence, and BMET publishes the list. Under the Overseas Employment and Migrants Act, 2013, sending workers overseas without a valid licence is an offence, and a contract with an unlicensed agent gives the worker very limited recourse if things go wrong overseas. Verify before paying any fee.

Is a Power of Attorney I signed while abroad valid in Bangladesh?

Only after attestation by the Bangladeshi mission (Embassy / High Commission / Consulate) in the country where you signed it. A power of attorney executed abroad and simply notarised by a foreign notary is not automatically usable in Bangladesh — the Sub-Registrar and most banks / land offices will require the Bangladeshi mission's consularisation stamp before accepting it. Build that attestation step into your timeline.

Expatriate, Visa & Manpower

Expatriate and manpower agreements in Bangladesh — overseas job agency contracts, manpower recruitment agreements, expatriate powers of attorney (for property, banking, or family matters at home), remittance-handling arrangements, work-visa sponsorships, and overseas property-management contracts — sit at the intersection of Bangladeshi law, the destination country's immigration rules, and the recruitment agency's licensing conditions. The single biggest source of expatriate disputes is a mismatch between what the agency promised orally and what the written contract actually says; getting a fully-detailed written contract before paying any recruitment fee is the single most important protection an aspiring migrant worker has.

Stamp & registrationRecruitment agencies for overseas employment are licensed and regulated by the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) under the Overseas Employment and Migrants Act, 2013 — a contract with an unlicensed agent, or a contract that materially differs from the terms BMET has approved for that destination country, is legally suspect. Powers of attorney executed abroad for use in Bangladesh must be attested at the Bangladeshi mission in the country of execution before they can be used in Bangladesh — do not rely on a foreign notarisation alone.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I verify that a recruitment agency is legally allowed to send workers overseas?: Check the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) licence — every legitimate agency operates under a specific BMET licence number and offers only destinations covered by that licence, and BMET publishes the list. Under the Overseas Employment and Migrants Act, 2013, sending workers overseas without a valid licence is an offence, and a contract with an unlicensed agent gives the worker very limited recourse if things go wrong overseas. Verify before paying any fee.
Is a Power of Attorney I signed while abroad valid in Bangladesh?: Only after attestation by the Bangladeshi mission (Embassy / High Commission / Consulate) in the country where you signed it. A power of attorney executed abroad and simply notarised by a foreign notary is not automatically usable in Bangladesh — the Sub-Registrar and most banks / land offices will require the Bangladeshi mission's consularisation stamp before accepting it. Build that attestation step into your timeline.

Expatriate, Visa & Manpower

Frequently asked questions

How do I verify that a recruitment agency is legally allowed to send workers overseas?: Check the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) licence — every legitimate agency operates under a specific BMET licence number and offers only destinations covered by that licence, and BMET publishes the list. Under the Overseas Employment and Migrants Act, 2013, sending workers overseas without a valid licence is an offence, and a contract with an unlicensed agent gives the worker very limited recourse if things go wrong overseas. Verify before paying any fee.
Is a Power of Attorney I signed while abroad valid in Bangladesh?: Only after attestation by the Bangladeshi mission (Embassy / High Commission / Consulate) in the country where you signed it. A power of attorney executed abroad and simply notarised by a foreign notary is not automatically usable in Bangladesh — the Sub-Registrar and most banks / land offices will require the Bangladeshi mission's consularisation stamp before accepting it. Build that attestation step into your timeline.