37 Bangladeshi migrants rescued in Mexico

Thirty-seven Bangladeshis were among 600 migrants rescued in Mexico after they were crammed into two tractor-trailers, AFP reported quoting Mexico’s National Migration Institute.
21 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Create more opportunities for migrant workers

Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad has called upon his counterpart in the United Arab Emirates to create more employment opportunities for Bangladeshi migrant workers in the gulf country.
27 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Four migrants dead, 21 missing off coast of Spain

The bodies of four migrants have been found off southern Spain, the coast guard said yesterday, adding that it was looking for 21 others still missing after their boat sank.
15 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Migrant Jailed for 20yrs: BD mission files appeal before Saudi court

The Bangladesh mission in Jeddah yesterday filed an appeal before a Saudi court on behalf of Bangladeshi migrant worker Abul Bashar, who was sentenced to 20 years in jail for carrying illegal amphetamine pills into the Gulf country.
11 October 2021, 18:00 PM

UAE Visit Visas: Only ‘real’ tourists to fly

Twenty-year-old Md Bijoy has already paid Tk 2 lakh for taking a cleaner’s job in Dubai and has even got a visa to the Gulf emirate.
7 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Italian vessel rescues 65 from migrant boat fleeing Libya

An Italian offshore supply vessel on Saturday rescued 65 migrants, including women and children, fleeing Libya to Europe on a crowded, wooden boat.
3 October 2021, 05:01 AM

Labour migration in slow lane

Sending migrant workers abroad continued to remain inadequate amid the pandemic compared to what the situation was during pre-pandemic times, which posed a challenge for the labour migration sector.
8 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Momen calls for rehabilitating climate migrants

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has called upon major carbon emitting countries to rehabilitate the climate migrants displaced from their homes and traditional jobs due to climate change.
7 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Migrants Going Abroad: Their pleas finally heard

Mohiuddin Belal, an engineer based in UAE, heaved a sigh of relief on August 4 when he heard that his host country had lifted the flight ban from Bangladesh after about three months.
6 September 2021, 18:00 PM

18 Bangladeshi migrants return from Lebanon

A group of 18 Bangladeshi migrants returned home yesterday from Lebanon after the International Organisation for Migration in coordination with governments of the countries facilitated their return. 
3 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Ethical practice in recruitment a must

Speakers at a virtual consultation yesterday said standard employment contract paper should be provided to outgoing migrant workers as part of fair and ethical recruitment practices in the migration sector.
31 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Media’s proactive role a must: speakers

Speakers at a dialogue yesterday stressed the need for media’s proactive role in addressing different challenges in the country’s labour migration sector.
29 August 2021, 18:00 PM

‘One-stop service for female migrant workers’

A fully-functional “one-stop service centre” should be created to provide all kinds of support and information to female migrant workers regarding their safe migration, said speakers during an online dialogue yesterday.
26 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Caught up in uncertainty

Several thousand UAE-bound Bangladeshi expatriate workers are passing days in uncertainty over returning to the gulf country due to absence of rapid PCR test facilities of Covid-19 in Bangladesh airports.
25 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Bodies of 398 migrants sent home from Jeddah

At least 398 bodies of Bangladeshi migrants were sent from Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah region in the 2020-2021 fiscal year following efforts taken by the Bangladesh Consulate General in Jeddah.
23 August 2021, 18:00 PM

New Labour Market Beckons: Migrants fly to Seychelles

As many as 121 migrant workers have left the country on Friday for East African nation Seychelles, which emerged as a new market opportunity for Bangladesh in recent years.
21 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Migrants Returning from Malaysia: CAAB notice sparks confusion

Many Bangladeshi migrants in Malaysia are now facing uncertainty over their return home as confusion has arisen over a circular of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh.
18 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Address migrant workers’ wage theft claims: experts

Experts at a webinar yesterday urged the government to address migrant workers’ wage theft claims at regional forums as well as during bilateral meetings with host countries.
11 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Visa Embargo for Covid: Migration to South Korea in limbo

A visa embargo imposed by South Korea on Bangladesh for the last four months has left potential migrant workers wishing to work in the East Asian country under its Employment Permit System in limbo.
11 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Migrants in Malaysia: Over 11,500 returned since Nov

At least 11,510 Bangladeshi migrant workers have been repatriated from Malaysia under a special repatriation programme that began in November last year, Malaysian media reported on Tuesday.
4 August 2021, 18:00 PM