Sold into cyber slavery / How Bangladeshi jobseekers are trafficked into Cambodia's scam compounds
16 July 2026, 10:00 AM
Manpower fraud
Bangladeshi extradited from Brazil to US over migrant smuggling charges
15 July 2026, 16:47 PM
Migration
US-Bangla Airlines to resume Dhaka-Kathmandu flights in September
14 July 2026, 13:09 PM
Airlines & more
In search of work, caught in war
12 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Manpower fraud
12 Bangladeshis killed in Middle East war: Expatriates' welfare minister
9 July 2026, 18:32 PM
Migration
Record $35.5 billion remittance came in FY26
1 July 2026, 17:46 PM
Business
7 Malaysian MPs raise monopoly concerns over Turap recruitment platform
29 June 2026, 20:47 PM
Migration
The hidden tax on Bangladesh's diaspora
29 June 2026, 18:52 PM
Business
Rich countries reap big economic gains from immigration, study says
25 June 2026, 22:05 PM
Immigration & customs
‘Take steps to bring back our loved ones’
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Migration
Collision at Dhaka airport: Biman sacks 2 engineer officers
The management made the decision upon completion of investigation into the collision on April 11 last year, sources at Biman told The Daily Star
2 March 2023, 06:21 AM
Life lost amid irregularities
The captain of a Biman flight was napping in the crew rest area, leaving the cockpit of a Boeing 777-300ER technically unmanned, when a passenger had a heart attack
2 March 2023, 01:50 AM
Biman passengers can now change travel date online
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has introduced an online travel-date change service for the convenience of passengers.
1 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Biman makes changes in key posts
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has brought changes in two major posts, a move that will benefit passengers and make the national flag carrier more efficient, according to insiders.
1 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Australian detention centre: Bangladeshi refugees sew lips in protest
Two Bangladeshi nationals who have been detained in Nauru for nearly a decade by Australian authorities, recently sewed their lips together in protest..A five-hour plane journey to the northeast of Australia, Nauru is a small islandic nation. Australia has used Nauru since July 2013 to det
1 March 2023, 15:29 PM
Remittance rises 4.46% in February
However, February's remittance of $1.56 billion was 20.3 per cent lower than the previous month's $1.95 billion
1 March 2023, 11:57 AM
Biman makes changes in key posts
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has brought changes in two major posts, a move which will benefit passengers and bring further efficiency to the national flag carrier, insiders said..Capt S Hossain, who was chief of planning and scheduling department, has been replaced by Capt Ishtiaq Ahmed, sai
1 March 2023, 11:48 AM
Biman paying for hiring unqualified Boeing 777 pilots
In February last year, Biman recruited a batch of contractual pilots to fly its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, claiming that it needed pilots immediately due to a shortage.
1 March 2023, 01:00 AM
Novoair to resume flights to Barishal from March 1
Due to a shortage of passengers, Novoair temporarily suspended flights on the Barishal route from August 1 last year
26 February 2023, 07:10 AM
Boy rescued from container in Malaysia reaches Cumilla
Last night, a Malaysia airlines flight brought the 14-year-old Ratul Islam Fahim to Dhaka from Kuala Lumpur around 10:00pm
22 February 2023, 13:43 PM
How USA becomes top remittance source beating Saudi Arabia
The USA has 5 lakh Bangladeshi migrant workers and Saudi Arabia 20 lakh
21 February 2023, 14:43 PM
USA continues to be Bangladesh's top source of remittance
Bangladeshis in the North American country sent home $966.89 million in the October-December period of 2022
19 February 2023, 15:17 PM
At least 73 migrants missing, presumed dead after shipwreck off Libya
The boat carrying 80 people had departed from Qasr al-Akhyar, east of the capital Tripoli, and was heading to Europe when it ran into trouble on Tuesday, the UN's IOM said
15 February 2023, 17:58 PM
UAE expresses interest to recruit more skilled migrant workers
During the meeting, the gulf country showed interest in hiring professionals, technologists, nurses and caregivers from Bangladesh
15 February 2023, 17:37 PM
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.
14 February 2023, 01:00 AM
Bangladesh calls for ensuring transparency
Bangladesh High Commissioner to Malaysia Md Golam Sarwar has called for ensuring transparency in the recruitment process of workers from Bangladesh to Malaysia
10 February 2023, 12:58 PM
Writ seeks compensation for families of 714 deceased female migrants
A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking directives to provide adequate compensation to the family members of the 714 deceased female migrant workers who died in different countries.
6 February 2023, 14:23 PM
28 Bangladeshis held for staying in India slum illegally: Agra police
India's Agra police today arrested 28 Bangladesh citizens who were allegedly staying in a slum illegally.
6 February 2023, 07:11 AM
Per capita income misses estimates
Bangladesh's per capita income stood at $2,793 in fiscal 2021-22 -- $31 lower than the initial estimate as the steep depreciation of the taka messed up the government’s numbers.
5 February 2023, 16:11 PM
New window to be introduced for Islamic banks’ liquidity support
The Bangladesh Bank will introduce another tool to provide liquidity support to the cash-strapped shariah-based banks in order to cushion their ailing financial health.
5 February 2023, 15:53 PM
The Parliament Watch
On 12 February, 2026, Bangladesh held its 13th National Parliamentary Election, bringing in a new parliament with a BNP-led majority. But elections are only the beginning of accountability. Who are these people now entrusted with public power, and what do they own, earn, and do with it? The Parliament Watch tracks the declared wealth, words, and work of every elected representative throughout their entire tenure. Use this page to keep an eye on your MPs and Ministers.
Wealth Distribution by Party
BNP
Jamaat
NCP
Others
Suspended / Not Held
Lower Assets
Higher Assets