labour migration

Skill factor hinders rise in remittance

Despite sending well over a million migrants abroad last year, Bangladesh is unlikely to get the desired remittance from them as almost four out of five of them were less skilled.

Injured migrant workers deserve much better

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

Better policy support is needed to boost remittance

Authorities should take migrant-friendly initiatives to encourage them

A new height in Bangladesh-Brunei ties

Collaboration on energy, labour issues a welcome development

Labour migration may exceed pre-Covid levels

The growing number of people from Bangladesh registering for work overseas indicates that international migration from the country may soon surpass pre-pandemic levels, according to a recent report by the World Bank.

Labour Migration: Deadly desperation

Jumman Hawlader had turned 19 when his family began to expect some contribution from him. And a year later, he got lost in the Mediterranean on way to Europe. With all dreams shattered, they have now plunged into a cycle of poverty.

Editorial / Migration fraud

It's no secret that the path to Bangladesh's success in labour migration is covered in prickles.

July 22, 2017
July 22, 2017

Migration fraud

It's no secret that the path to Bangladesh's success in labour migration is covered in prickles.