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25 September 2025, 18:00 PM
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21 September 2025, 18:10 PM
‘No agreement signed to enable 10,000 Bangladeshi students to work in Malaysia’
25 August 2025, 12:19 PM
Two Bangladeshis charged with terrorism-related offences in Malaysia
15 August 2025, 14:03 PM
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14 August 2025, 19:00 PM
Migration rights groups alarmed over possible clearing of Malaysia recruitment syndicate suspects
12 August 2025, 16:18 PM
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12 August 2025, 14:22 PM
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11 August 2025, 14:45 PM
‘Syndicate responsible for Malaysia's ban on recruitment from Bangladesh now controlling airfare’
A syndicate responsible for Malaysia's ban on migrant worker recruitment from Bangladesh over corruption and irregularities is now controlling airfares to the Middle East, said manpower exporters at a meeting.
29 December 2021, 13:58 PM
Female Migrant Workers: Over half return with shattered dreams
Some 55 percent of 323 female migrant workers’ return to the country was either unexpected or forced, says a study by the Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies.
26 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Workers’ Migration to Malaysia: Some old issues still remain
Kuala Lumpur is set to resume hiring Bangladeshi workers, more than three years after the then Malaysian government, led by Mahathir Mohamad, froze fresh recruitment from Bangladesh citing forced labour and high migration costs.
25 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Migrant Integration: Most returnees find employment
As much as 65 percent of the returnee migrants in Bangladesh have managed to find employment, found a study by the International Organisation for Migration.
23 December 2021, 18:00 PM
MoU on recruitment in Malaysia: What benefits will Bangladeshi workers get?
Bangladesh and Malaysia on December 19 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on employment of Bangladeshi workers in the southeast Asian country.
22 December 2021, 08:06 AM
Migrants may start leaving for Malaysia by January
The government hopes to start sending workers to Malaysia by January.
21 December 2021, 18:00 PM
At least 160 migrants drowned in Mediterranean in one week: IOM
At least 160 migrants have drowned off Libya's coast after their boats sank over the past week, the International Organization for Migration said on Tuesday.
21 December 2021, 16:55 PM
Labour Migration to Malaysia: Employers to bear costs at their end
Employers in Malaysia will bear Bangladeshi workers’ migration costs incurred in that country, the expatriates’ welfare ministry said in a press release after the signing of an MoU between the two countries.
19 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Recruitment in Malaysia: Dhaka, Kuala Lumpur sign MoU
Bangladesh and Malaysia today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on employment of Bangladeshi workers in the southeast Asian country.
19 December 2021, 06:12 AM
Recruitment from Bangladesh: Malaysia opens doors, finally
Malaysia will soon open its market for Bangladeshi workers, ending a freeze of more than three years, but concerns remain over the syndication of a few agents and the high cost of migration -- major factors behind labour exploitation in the past.
17 December 2021, 18:00 PM
International Migrants Day: Migration cost high, pay low
Shahidul Mia (not his real name) spent about Tk 4 lakh to get employed in Saudi Arabia last year.
17 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Letter after letter, but no result
Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad yesterday said despite their efforts, they failed to end migrant workers’ sufferings at various places, including Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
17 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Migration cost to Malaysia to be cheaper: Expatriates’ welfare minister
Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad today said his target is to set the migration cost for sending workers to Malaysia at a level that will be viable for poor aspirant workers.
17 December 2021, 08:57 AM
Malaysian job market to reopen for Bangladeshis this year: Expatriates' Welfare minister
After a gap of over three years, Malaysia will reopen its job market for Bangladeshis by this year-end, said Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmed last night.
11 December 2021, 06:19 AM
Malaysia to sign MoU with Bangladesh to resume recruiting workers
The Malaysian government has agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding with Bangladesh in near future to resume the recruitment of Bangladeshi workers.
10 December 2021, 14:20 PM
‘Labour fare’ for migrant workers
Recruiting agencies yesterday demanded that the government introduce “labour fare” for migrant workers.
8 December 2021, 18:00 PM
World Migration Report: Bangladesh 6th biggest sender in 2020
With 7.40 million migrants living abroad, Bangladesh was the sixth largest migrant-sending country globally in 2020, says the latest report of International Organisation for Migration.
2 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh 6th largest migrant sending country
The International Organization for Migration yesterday (December 1, 2021) launched its flagship World Migration Report 2022 which reveals a dramatic increase in internal displacement due to disaster, conflict, and violence at a time when global mobility ground to a halt due to Covid-19 travel restrictions.
2 December 2021, 09:43 AM
Safe migration: Bangladesh-Greece sign letter of interest to enhance cooperation
Bangladesh and Greece have signed a “Declaration of Intent” to increase cooperation in safe and legal migration.
30 November 2021, 06:53 AM
Int’l Labour Migration: Majority of districts falling behind
Although Bangladesh has seen a rise in overseas jobs over the years, in majority of the districts, international labour migration is quite low, largely due to lack of recruiting activities in those regions.
26 November 2021, 18:00 PM