Dr Muhammad Yunus receives the Hillary Rodham Clinton Award at Georgetown

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk on Thursday unveiled what he described as a 'flying' car at a test facility of his SpaceX rocket company in Texas, in an event livestreamed on Tesla's X account, AFP reported via The Financial Express.

During the demo, the new Roadster sports car launched from a steep ramp and landed on its wheels. Musk said the car was equipped with 'ultra high-pressure air tanks' to propel itself into the air.

'Flying cars are real,' Musk said, while adding that the vehicle's 'success is not guaranteed' but that 'it will probably work.' He said the car would go into production in 2028.

Technical and regulatory challenges have so far kept the flying car sector grounded. American aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss showed the first flying car prototype in 1917.

Bangladesh says recruitment of workers for Malaysia has restarted through 338 approved agencies, while Malaysia has agreed in principle to recruit 10,000 Bangladeshis at zero cost, according to a Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment statement reported on Thursday.

The group comprises the state-run Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Services Limited (BOESL), 25 private processing or service agencies and 312 recruiting agencies. Under the announced process, recruiting agencies may find Malaysian employers, collect job demand letters and select workers. BOESL and the 25 service agencies will help with administrative steps, including calling visas and e-visas, the ministry said.

Recruiting agencies will then seek Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training clearance for selected workers under their own licences. The government has said the 10,000 positions will be zero-cost, but its latest announcement does not give a timetable or individual application criteria.

One step is still pending: the ministry said Bangladesh and Malaysia are finalising the list of medical centres authorised to conduct health checks. The ministry’s statement said final approval of a revised list is expected after a joint Malaysian delegation inspects centres in Bangladesh.

The announcement sets out a broader route for recruitment, but prospective workers should wait for official instructions on the specific jobs, selection dates and authorised medical centres. The 10,000-worker commitment was described as an agreement in principle.