Support centre for migrant workers underway: minister
The government has taken initiative to build a “support centre” for migrant workers, said expatriates’ welfare minister Imran Ahmad at a programme yesterday.
6 Bangladeshis arrested in India with fake voter IDs
Six Bangladeshi nationals were arrested in West Bengal, India on Friday with fake voter identity cards, multi-purpose Aadhar cards and cards needed for filing income tax returns.
Bangladesh to send more workers to Romania
Romania has decided to recruit around 40,000 foreign workers, paving the way for Bangladesh to send more workers to the country.
Migrants Going Abroad: Their pleas finally heard
Mohiuddin Belal, an engineer based in UAE, heaved a sigh of relief on August 4 when he heard that his host country had lifted the flight ban from Bangladesh after about three months.
18 Bangladeshi migrants return from Lebanon
A group of 18 Bangladeshi migrants returned home yesterday from Lebanon after the International Organisation for Migration in coordination with governments of the countries facilitated their return.
Remittance slips to 6-month low
Remittance inflow has declined by 8 per cent year-on-year to $1.8 billion in August, lowest in six months due to money transfer through informal channels termed like hundi, increased, bankers said.
Support centre for migrant workers underway: minister
The government has taken initiative to build a “support centre” for migrant workers, said expatriates’ welfare minister Imran Ahmad at a programme yesterday.
6 Bangladeshis arrested in India with fake voter IDs
Six Bangladeshi nationals were arrested in West Bengal, India on Friday with fake voter identity cards, multi-purpose Aadhar cards and cards needed for filing income tax returns.
Bangladesh to send more workers to Romania
Romania has decided to recruit around 40,000 foreign workers, paving the way for Bangladesh to send more workers to the country.
Four migrants dead, 21 missing off coast of Spain
The bodies of four migrants have been found off southern Spain, the coast guard said yesterday, adding that it was looking for 21 others still missing after their boat sank.
Migrant Jailed for 20yrs: BD mission files appeal before Saudi court
The Bangladesh mission in Jeddah yesterday filed an appeal before a Saudi court on behalf of Bangladeshi migrant worker Abul Bashar, who was sentenced to 20 years in jail for carrying illegal...
UAE Visit Visas: Only ‘real’ tourists to fly
Twenty-year-old Md Bijoy has already paid Tk 2 lakh for taking a cleaner’s job in Dubai and has even got a visa to the Gulf emirate.
Remittance falls to 16-month low
Remittance fell to a 16-month low of $1.72 billion in September, as money transfers through informal channels such as “hundi” might have increased.
Italian vessel rescues 65 from migrant boat fleeing Libya
An Italian offshore supply vessel on Saturday rescued 65 migrants, including women and children, fleeing Libya to Europe on a crowded, wooden boat.
EU further relaxes conditions for skilled migration in Europe
The European Union has made “skilled migration” known as the “EU Blue Card” system much easier to attract more skilled migrants from outside of Europe.
30 Bangladeshis rescued from the Mediterranean return from Tunisia
Thirty Bangladeshis, who were rescued from the Mediterranean while trying to reach Italy illegally, returned home from Tunisia today.