Dubai Taxi to recruit 6,000 Bangladeshi drivers
During the meeting, State Minister Nurul Haque Nur urged the company to reduce migration costs for Bangladeshi drivers to around Tk100,000
ATT Correspondent 
Dubai Taxi Company is set to recruit 6,000 Bangladeshi drivers this year, with the selection and screening process scheduled to begin tomorrow at the Bangladesh-Korea Technical Training Centre.
The announcement came on Sunday during a courtesy meeting between a delegation from Dubai Taxi Company and Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury at his office in Dhaka.
During the meeting, State Minister Nurul Haque Nur urged the company to reduce migration costs for Bangladeshi drivers to around Tk100,000.
According to the delegation, the company plans to recruit 1,500 drivers in the current phase, while the total number of Bangladeshi recruits is expected to reach 6,000 by the end of the year.
Officials said interviews and recruitment activities will officially begin tomorrow at the training centre.
Currently, around 15,000 workers from 27 countries are employed as taxi and limousine drivers under Dubai Taxi Company, with Bangladeshi nationals forming the largest group at approximately 8,000 workers.
The delegation said Bangladeshi workers continue to receive priority in recruitment due to their reputation for hard work, discipline and professional commitment.
They also noted that Bangladeshi women are now successfully working as drivers at Dubai Airport, reflecting expanding employment opportunities for female workers from Bangladesh in the Gulf country.
Minister Ariful thanked the Dubai delegation for continuing to recruit skilled Bangladeshi workers and expressed hope that the recruitment process would continue in the future.
He assured the company of full cooperation from the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment throughout the recruitment process.
The minister also requested the company to provide salaries and allowances to workers during their training period after arriving in Dubai.
In addition to recruiting drivers, he urged the company to explore opportunities for hiring more professional and skilled Bangladeshi workers, including doctors, nurses and other white-collar professionals.
