Bangladeshi migrants
Surge in skilled migration
Between January and June 2024, nearly 13,000 accountants from Bangladesh migrated for jobs abroad, highlighting a surge in demand for skilled professionals.
3 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Labour Migration To Malaysia: UN experts decry appalling state of Bangladeshis
UN experts yesterday expressed dismay about the situation of Bangladeshi migrants in Malaysia despite going there through the official labour migration process for a better future.
19 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Distressed in Malaysia
For aspiring migrant workers in Bangladesh, Malaysia’s reopening of the labour market in 2022 for 15 source countries including Bangladesh to jumpstart its economy from the ravages of the pandemic -- was a godsend.
9 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh must harness the potential of its diaspora
Fostering a conducive environment for expatriate contributions is vital
22 December 2023, 05:30 AM
A welcome step to utilise the diaspora
Government must build an effective mechanism to support its policy
28 July 2023, 05:57 AM
Vital yet vulnerable
Near absence of an affordable and accessible healthcare arrangement in the Gulf states has led many workers to rely on self-medication, often consuming expired medicines brought from home by themselves and their peers.
19 June 2023, 17:00 PM
Illegal migration to Europe spikes
Illegal migration of Bangladeshis to Europe through various Mediterranean routes saw an upsurge this year, raising concerns over the government measures to control it effectively.
20 December 2022, 01:20 AM
Int'l Migrants Day: with dreams departed, they come home dead
Unskilled or low-skilled workers are often involved in risky, difficult, and laborious jobs in the scorching heat. Apart from the unforgiving heat, work hours reaching 12 to 18 hours,
18 December 2022, 01:30 AM
Robust remittance, exports to ease pressure on external sector
Migrant workers and Bangladeshis living abroad sent more than $2 billion in each of the first two months of the current fiscal year, a promising sign for the economy.
2 September 2022, 02:10 AM
US$ 1.64bn remittance received in 21 days of July: Bangladesh Bank
Bangladesh received US$ 1.64 billion inward remittance till July 21, due to Eid-ul-Azha when Bangladeshi migrants sent more money to families to celebrate one of the biggest festival of Muslims, according to data from Bangladesh Bank.
25 July 2022, 14:57 PM
32 Bangladeshis among 81 migrants rescued off Tunisia coast
The Tunisian navy said on Saturday (May 14, 2022) it rescued 81 migrants, including 32 Bangladeshis, who had set out for Europe from Libya on a barely seaworthy vessel, Arab News reports.
15 May 2022, 04:53 AM
Identify all undocumented migrants from Bangladesh: Jammu and Kashmir High Court
India’s Jammu and Kashmir High Court has given six weeks to the authorities to identify migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar who are illegally staying in the federally-ruled territory.
7 April 2022, 07:51 AM
‘Release those migrants jailed after Bangladesh return’
Nineteen organisations working on migration issues have demanded unconditional and immediate release of 255 migrant workers who were detained and sent to jail upon their return home recently.
20 August 2020, 12:39 PM
99pc of potential migrants would stay in country if job opportunities were better: IOM report
If there were better job opportunities in Bangladesh, 99 percent of potential migrants would choose to remain in the country, says a new report of International Organization for Migration.
19 August 2020, 09:00 AM
144 Bangladeshis rescued from truck in North Macedonia
Authorities in North Macedonia found 144 Bangladeshis in a truck near the country’s southern border with Greece, during a routine check on a regional road, police say.
8 July 2020, 05:24 AM
109 more Bangladeshi workers deported from Saudi Arabia
Some 109 more Bangladeshi workers were deported from Saudi Arabia last night.
17 January 2020, 09:25 AM
Saudi Arabia deports 200 Bangladeshi workers
Many of the 200 Bangladeshi workers forcibly who were sent back from Saudi Arabia have said they were deported despite having legal documents.
26 October 2019, 07:34 AM
29 Bangladeshis return home from Libya
Twenty-nine Bangladeshis, who remained stranded in the turbulent Libyan capital Tripoli and its suburbs, returned home early yesterday.
2 July 2019, 18:00 PM
17 stranded Bangladeshis return home
Seventeen of the 64 Bangladeshi migrants, who had been stranded in the Mediterranean off the Tunisian coast of Zarzis for nearly three weeks, return home.
21 June 2019, 06:47 AM
Voyage to Europe: 64 stranded Bangladeshis agree to return home
The 64 Bangladeshi migrants who have been stranded in the Mediterranean Sea off Tunisian coast of Zarzis for 17 days have finally agreed to return home.
17 June 2019, 18:00 PM