Bangladeshi migrant worker deaths

In coffins, from faraway lands

Kazi Salauddin, a 44-year-old man from Cumilla, migrated to Saudi Arabia in October 2022, hoping to secure a bright future for his family. But barely a year later, Salauddin, the father of two daughters and a son, died suddenly.

Opinion / We need to protect our migrant workers before it's too late

Behind this staggering number lies a grim reality: young lives extinguished far too soon, leaving behind grieving families and communities

4,813 bodies of migrant workers arrived in Bangladesh in 2024

The number is a record high, reveals statistics from Wage Earners’ Welfare Board

Rising migrant deaths deeply alarming

Government must do everything to ensure the safety and well-being of migrant workers

Stop harassment of migrants during medicals

Why do the authorities keep failing to protect migrant workers at every step?

Injured migrant workers deserve much better

Bangladesh authorities must expand services to help injured or ill returnee migrants

International Migrants Day / The sickening silence over Bangladeshi migrant worker deaths

There has been no national inquiry into why so many migrants die of brain stroke or heart attacks at such young age.

December 18, 2022
December 18, 2022

The sickening silence over Bangladeshi migrant worker deaths

There has been no national inquiry into why so many migrants die of brain stroke or heart attacks at such young age.