Refugees and migrants, including Bangladeshis, continue to face extreme forms of violence, human rights violations, and exploitation on land and sea routes through the African continent towards its Mediterranean coastline.

Migrants face violence, exploitation on journey through the African continent towards the Mediterranean, according to new report

A parliamentary body today recommended quick action and solution regarding the failure to send workers to Malaysia. They suggested taking actions as per the report of the inquiry committee, according to meeting sources.

The High Court today wanted to know from authorities concerned about the steps they have taken to address the mismanagement that prevented Bangladeshi jobseekers from reaching Malaysia before a May 31 deadline this year

Eleven migrants died and 64 were missing on Monday after two shipwrecks off southern Italy, according to a German charity, the Italian coast guard and United Nations agencies

The Oman government has assured to legalise 96,000 illegal Bangladeshi workers, State Minister for Expatriates' Welfare, Overseas, and Employment Shofiqur Rahman Choudhury said today

A pre-scheduled hunger strike by workers aspiring to go to Italy was thwarted by police today

Despite getting emigration clearance, around 17,000 aspirant migrant workers could not fly to Malaysia before the May 31 deadline due to alleged mismanagement in the recruitment process.

Dhaka wanted to allow all 1,520 licenced recruiting agencies to send manpower to Malaysia, but Kuala Lumpur selected only 101 agents, which industry insiders say are involved in manipulation and exploitation of migrants.

Despite getting clearance from the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) a total of 16,970 migrant workers could not reach Malaysia before May 31, when the deadline for workers to enter the Southeast Asian country ended.

A total of 16,970 migrant workers failed to reach Malaysia before the deadline of May 31 due to mismanagement by government authorities and local recruiting agents

Mismanagement by government authorities and local recruiting agents led to over 3,000 workers failing to reach Malaysia before the deadline of May 31.

Says state minister for expat welfare as up to four thousand Malaysian-bound migrant workers failed to fly to Malaysia before deadline

Despite having the necessary documents, up to four thousand Bangladeshi migrant workers failed to go to Malaysia due to not getting air tickets, Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies said today

Several hundred Malaysia-bound migrant workers waited for hours at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport amid uncertainties as the deadline for workers to enter the southeast Asian country ended yesterday.

When Malaysia resumed hiring Bangladeshis in August 2022 after a four-year hiatus, governments of the two countries agreed that a worker would have to spend just Tk 78,990 to get a job in the Southeast Asian country and fly there.

Ticket prices for Dhaka-Kuala Lumpur flights have reached exorbitant levels with Bangladeshi migrant workers scrambling to reach Malaysia by May 31.

Italian Ambassador to Bangladesh Antonio Alessandro has advised visa-seekers not to pay anyone for visas, emphasising that the embassy only charges small taxes and processing fees

Says Malaysian human resources minister on Bangladeshi workers trafficked to Malaysia

IOM chief says after concluding 4-day visit to Bangladesh