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Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Grameen Bank founder Dr Muhammad Yunus has received the Hillary Rodham Clinton Award. Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented it to him on Thursday at a ceremony in Gaston Hall at Georgetown University in Washington, according to a BSS report carried by Prothom Alo.

About 400 guests attended, including ambassadors from around 25 countries, entrepreneurs, teachers and researchers. The audience rose for a long standing ovation when his name was announced.

Four people were honoured this year: Dr Yunus, Reema Nanavaty of India's Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA), fashion designer and Tory Burch Foundation founder Tory Burch, and Muna Sukhtian, board chair of Jordan's Microfund for Women.

Clinton said she had personally seen the work of Grameen Bank and how women had become self-reliant. Accepting the award, Dr Yunus called it a recognition of 50 years of work and said Grameen University would be launched by the end of this year.

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.