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Bangladeshi-origin Fahmida in Pulitzer winning team for illustrated reporting
Originally from Bangladesh and now living in Seattle, USA, illustrator and author Fahmida Azim has been named as part of the Pulitzer winning team for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary for their work in Insider.
22 August 2022, 11:34 AM
Qatar to hire Bangladeshi workers in medical, hospitality fields
Qatar wants to recruit skilled and semi-skilled workers from Bangladesh in the field of medical, hospitality, and driving and IT sectors, Qatari Labour Minister Dr Ali bin Saeed bin Al Samikh Al Marri said today (August 21, 2022).
21 August 2022, 14:49 PM
Bangladeshis protest in Italy demanding age correction in passport, 2 detained
Hundreds of expat Bangladeshis demonstrated in front of the Bangladesh Embassy in Rome, Italy, in protest over the lack of progress in getting their passports’ age information corrected.
17 August 2022, 08:01 AM
2 South Africans sentenced to 15yrs in prison for killing Bangladeshi businessman
A South African court has sentenced two of its nationals to 15 years in prison for killing Bangladeshi businessman Shahidur Rahman.
14 August 2022, 13:52 PM
With dead son's body trapped in Mexico, Bangladeshi family at a loss in Malaysia
When word of the family's eldest son's death during a vacation in Mexico reached them two weeks ago, the family of four were heartbroken.
8 August 2022, 15:42 PM
Bangladeshi shot dead in South Africa
A Bangladeshi migrant was shot dead at his business establishment at Durban in KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa on August 5, 2022.
7 August 2022, 19:27 PM
3 Bangladeshi migrants deported from Romania, face 5-year entry ban
The Romanian Immigration Department has deported three Bangladeshi migrants for attempting to flee to another European country after entering on work visa.
5 August 2022, 16:51 PM
Bangladeshi expat dead in UAE road accident
A Bangladeshi expatriate died in a road accident in Ajman city of United Arab Emirates (UAE) last night (August 2, 2022).
3 August 2022, 08:05 AM
Bangladeshi in UAE dead after drowning in flood water
An expatriate Bangladeshi has died after drowning in flood water in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.
1 August 2022, 06:06 AM
Bangladeshi in Canada hosts family of 7 Ukrainians
As Ukraine refugees flee the war-torn nation and settle into different parts of Canada, other immigrants who have made the nation their home are stepping up to do their part.
28 July 2022, 14:25 PM
15,000 undocumented Bangladeshis will get legal status in Greece: Momen
Greece will regularise some 15,000 undocumented Bangladeshis, said Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen today (July 22, 2022).
22 July 2022, 14:32 PM
5 Bangladeshi-Americans win Democratic primary election in New York
Five Bangladeshi-Americans have won in the Assembly District 24 seat in Democratic primary election in the state of New York. They were elected on behalf of their respective parties in the primary elections held on June 28, 2022.
2 July 2022, 09:11 AM
Expats hand over memorandum to Momen in London to stop harassment of expats
Bangladeshi expatriates in different countries have sought the direct intervention of Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen to stop the harassment of the expatriates and ensure the safety of the lives and property of the expatriates in the country.
28 June 2022, 20:03 PM
Bangladeshi worker’s posts “deliberately provocative”, Singapore ministry says
A migrant worker who was active in local literary circles and founded two community groups here has left Singapore after his work permit expired and was not renewed.
23 June 2022, 11:20 AM
Bangladeshi community pushing for road named after home country in NY's Jackson Heights
The Jackson Heights Bangladeshi Business Association (JBBA) in the US has taken the initiative to construct a road, named after Bangladesh, in Jackson Heights, a neighbourhood with a sizeable Bangladeshi population in New York.
19 June 2022, 17:50 PM
Watching Satyajit Ray’s ‘Devi’ against the backdrop of religious tension in India
As yet another stage of religious tension arises in the subcontinent, it was heartening to see Australians warm up to the great Bengali film director Satyajit Ray.
18 June 2022, 08:56 AM
Dabir Chacha: A living legend
On a British sunny afternoon when the entire nation was celebrating Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in a four day weekend from Thursday, June 2 till Sunday, June 5, I was off to North London to see another elderly who had become a celebrity in his own rights and rose to fame at the age of 100 when he decided to raise funds during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Since then, he has become an iconic figure in the Bengali community and is lovingly called Dabir Chacha.
14 June 2022, 15:27 PM
Bangladeshi worker trapped inside container dies in Maldives
An expatriate Bangladeshi worker died and another was seriously injured after being trapped in a shipping container in the Maldives on Sunday (June 12, 2022).
13 June 2022, 18:57 PM
Young Bangladeshi couple in London helps Shashi Tharoor, gets shout-out
Indian lawmaker Shashi Tharoor has thanked a young Bangladeshi couple for helping him grab a cab from outside the British Library in London that ended his 45-minute wait.
13 June 2022, 09:24 AM
Bahrain to resume issuing visas for Bangladeshis after 4 years
The government of Bahrain will soon resume issuing visas to Bangladeshis after a gap of nearly four years.
12 June 2022, 08:40 AM