The remaining 26 Bangladeshi migrants who have been granted pardon by Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates, returned home today
A fresh batch of 150 undocumented Bangladeshi migrants, who were detained in Libya's Ganfuda Detention Centre, returned home today
The first group of Bangladeshi migrants, who have been granted pardons by Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates, are expected to return home this evening
For passengers with past experience of the Dhaka airport, the prospect of flying into Bangladesh’s capital has not been a pleasant one, chiefly because of the seemingly interminable delays in getting their checked-in baggage.
Imports, remittances and forex reserves are likely to increase, the leading chamber says
Worried about their dear ones and communities back home amid the ongoing flooding in Bangladesh, many expatriates living in different countries took to Facebook to express their concerns and called for immediate rescue and relief initiatives
Reserves stood at $20.48 billion on July 31, down from $21.78 billion a month ago
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.
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
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.
Of the $21.61 billion remittance Bangladesh received in FY23, only $44.99 million came from Saarc countries
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
$2.25 billion remittance came in May this year, up from last year same month's $1.7 billion
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.