The foreign minister is scheduled to fly to Malaysia on March 25 on a three-day visit, local television NTV reported on Sunday, quoting State Minister for Foreign Affairs Hasan Mahmud.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh's Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain told reporters here on Sunday that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is ready to go to Malaysia, if necessary.
Besides, the minister said he himself will also visit the South East Asian country to resolve the crisis over the workers' visa.
Local reports said the Malaysian government in January slapped a ban on fresh recruitment of foreigners after a report forecast that 45,000 Malaysians would lose their jobs in the next few months.
Last week, the Malaysian government canceled visas for some 55, 000 Bangladeshi workers, who are due to enter the country soon, the reports said.
The Bangladeshi government have formally requested Malaysia to reconsider the decision and recruit the workers in the sectors where more workers are needed.
Malaysia is one of the largest destinations for Bangladeshi overseas jobseekers and also one of the key sources of remittances for Dhaka.
According to the Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agency, over 400,000 Bangladeshi workers are working in the country.
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