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
Bangladeshi abducted in Malaysia: One arrested with ransom money in Barguna
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has arrested a man in Barguna in connection with a case filed over the abduction of Bangladeshi migrant worker Sohel Mia in Malaysia.
6 October 2022, 04:23 AM
Bangladeshi expat conferred “Dato Sri” title in Malaysia
Jalal Uddin Selim, an expatriate Bangladeshi, has been conferred the “Dato Sri” title in Malaysia.
4 October 2022, 15:11 PM
Ransom paid but Bangladeshi abducted in Malaysia yet to be freed
A 39-year-old Bangladeshi expatriate, who was abducted in Malaysia on September 25, 2022, was not released even after the payment of Tk 5 lakh ransom.
4 October 2022, 05:57 AM
Technical issues force Air Arabia flight to make emergency landing at Dhaka airport
An Abu Dhabi-bound flight of Air Arabia made an emergency landing at the Dhaka airport this evening due to technical problems in one of its engines.
3 October 2022, 15:39 PM
Remittance lowest in seven months
Despite a surge in the outflow of migrant workers, remittances to Bangladesh declined 11 percent year-on-year to $1.54 billion in September, the lowest in seven months.
3 October 2022, 02:10 AM
“Showcase Bangladesh” in Malaysia in December
“Showcase Bangladesh” is going to be held in Malaysia for the sixth time in December.
2 October 2022, 04:41 AM
Manpower export to Middle East surges
The number of Bangladeshi workers who headed to the Middle East countries in search of jobs surged 177 per cent year-on-year in the first eight months of 2022, official figures showed.
2 October 2022, 02:10 AM
Presumed dead in Thai jungle: 2 photos and hope rekindled
Hearing the news of the mass graves discovered in Thailand in 2015, family members of three men who had left Bangladesh two years ago thought they were among those buried.
29 September 2022, 02:00 AM
KL to take 10k workers under G2G system
The Malaysian government has made a new move to hire Bangladeshi workers under a government-to-government arrangement as the
28 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Conjunctivitis Patients: Prescription must to travel abroad
Authorities at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport yesterday advised patients suffering from conjunctivitis to come to the airport with a doctor’s prescription and necessary medicines before traveling abroad.
27 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Moldovaian visa issued to 28 Bangladeshi workers in 1st phase: Momen
After long negotiations with different stakeholders in Moldova, they have agreed to recruit Bangladeshi workers.
24 September 2022, 14:51 PM
On their way back home
Over 230 undocumented Bangladeshi migrant workers have been in the pipeline to return home from crisis-hit Lebanon, under a voluntary repatriation programme of the Bangladesh Embassy in Beirut.
22 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Regularisation in Greece: 1,000 Bangladeshis register at embassy
More than 1,000 Bangladeshi undocumented migrants have enlisted their names at the Bangladesh embassy in Greece for a regularisation process of the Greek government, which is yet to start.
21 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Biman flight: ‘Errant’ pilot causes delay, financial loss
In a show of utter negligence, a senior pilot of Biman Bangladesh Airlines did not operate scheduled flights on the Dhaka-Chattogram-Muscat-Sylhet-Dhaka route.
19 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Biman's female cockpit crew alleges disparities
Nine out of 15 female cockpit crew members of Biman have alleged that their bosses in training and scheduling departments discriminate and harass them so much so that it even jeopardised flight safety on at least one occasion.
19 September 2022, 02:20 AM
Fiji to hire more workers from Bangladesh
Fiji has emerged as a potential destination for Bangladeshi migrant workers with job opportunities opening up for foreign workers in various sectors including construction, garment and agriculture.
16 September 2022, 18:00 PM
US team unhappy over Dhaka airport security
The wait for direct flights on the Dhaka-New York route may get even longer after a visiting US delegation gave a negative report on security at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
13 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Finding hope in Maldives
About 16,000 Bangladeshi undocumented migrant workers have so far been regularised in the Maldives under a programme of the Maldivian economic development ministry, according to the Bangladesh High Commission in Malé.
13 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Female migrants in Saudi Arabia: Lure of good days lands them in nightmare
When Julekha Begum left the country in mid-February for a housekeeper job in Saudi Arabia, she promised her seven-year-old son of better days.
11 September 2022, 02:40 AM
573 workers left for Malaysia in August
As many as 573 migrant workers have gone to Malaysia for employment in August, shows latest data of Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training.
8 September 2022, 18:00 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