Migration
150 duped Bangladeshis stranded in KL building
For the last four months, Rafiqul Islam [a pseudonym to protect him from further consequences] has been stuck in an abandoned three-story building in Kuala Lumpur along with 149 others -- all without any work.
144 irregular migrants return home from Libya
The government yesterday brought back 144 irregular Bangladeshi migrants from north African country Libya.
144 irregular migrants return home from Libya
With this, the total number of returnees rose to 1,390, the foreign ministry said
To Europe via Libya: A voyage fraught with peril
An undocumented Bangladeshi migrant worker choosing to enter Europe from Libya, will almost certainly be held captive by armed militias, tortured, and their families extorted for lakhs of taka.
MFS transactions grow fourfold in five years
People made Tk 4,100 crore MFS transactions in 2023's December
Migrant Workers: Record 4,552 returned home dead last year
Habib Khalasi, a migrant worker from Faridpur’s Bhanga upazila, went to Saudi Arabia in 2019 to turn the wheel of fortune for his poor family. But he returned home in a coffin last year.
Boat capsize in Mediterranean: Most of nine dead migrants are Bangladeshis
Says Bangladesh Embassy in Libya
Bangladeshis in Malaysia: 733workers to get Tk 2.3cr in unpaid wages
733 stranded Bangladeshi workers, who were tricked into coming to Malaysia for non-existent jobs, yesterday successfully claimed more than Tk 2.38 crore (RM 1 million) in unpaid wages from their supposed employers.
Justice for stranded Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia
They will receive over Tk 2.3cr in unpaid wages
Undocumented foreigners will be sent back home without trial: Malaysia
Undocumented foreigners will be sent back to their home countries without facing further prosecution under the Migration Repatriation programme that commences March 1, said Malaysian Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
Remittance rises in January, highest in seven months
Migrant workers sent home $2.1 billion in January
139 irregular migrants return home from Libya
A batch of 139 Bangladeshi irregular migrants today returned home from Libya with the support of the Bangladesh government and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM)
50pc migrant workers 'less-skilled': RMMRU
Alongside the 50 percent less-skilled workers, last year 24.77 percent of workers migrated in "skilled," 21.01 percent in "semi-skilled," and 4.14 percent in "professional" categories
7 Bangladeshi undocumented workers detained in Malaysia
Seven undocumented Bangladeshi workers were detained in Malaysia today for various immigration offenses, reports The New Straits Times
85 Bangladeshi undocumented migrant workers held in Malaysia: local media
A total of 85 undocumented Bangladeshi workers were detained during separate drives in Malaysia yesterday for various immigration related offenses, according to Malaysian media
Bangladesh, Libya for safe migration, preventing trafficking
Bangladesh and Libya today discussed key areas of addressing safe and regular migration and preventing human trafficking
Bank MDs prefer moving to Canada’s Begum Para after retirement
Immediate past state minister for planning Shamsul Alam says
Forex reserves fall after $1.27b ACU payment
Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves fell to $20.38 billion yesterday after the central bank settled import bills of two months through the Asian Clearing Union (ACU), a top official said today.
