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
Govt to give CIP status to international recruiting agents
Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry has framed a policy to recognise recruiting agents as the Commercially Important Person (CIP) for their contribution to overseas employment.
30 August 2021, 13:42 PM
Biman pilot Captain Nawshad, who suffered heart attack mid-air, passes away
Biman Bangladesh Airlines pilot Captain Nawshad Ataul Quaiyum, who suffered a heart attack mid-air, died this morning at a hospital in India. He was 44.
30 August 2021, 09:16 AM
Biman pilot still in coma
Condition of Biman pilot Capt Nawshad Ataul Quaiyum, who suffered a heart attack while commanding a Muscat-Dhaka flight, remains the same. He is in coma in a hospital in Nagpur.
29 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh to be made global aviation hub
Highlighting the potentials of Cox’s Bazar, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government wants to turn Bangladesh into a global aviation hub that will help accelerate the country’s current economic march forward.
29 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Media’s proactive role a must: speakers
Speakers at a dialogue yesterday stressed the need for media’s proactive role in addressing different challenges in the country’s labour migration sector.
29 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Biman pilot who suffered heart attack mid-air ‘clinically dead’
Capt Naushad Qayyum -- the Biman Bangladesh Airlines pilot who suffered a heart attack mid-air on Friday -- is clinically dead, Capt Shoaib Chowdhury, a senior pilot of Biman, has confirmed to The Daily Star.
29 August 2021, 08:21 AM
Migrant deaths go unexplained, ignored
Mohammed Suman Miah died in Qatar on April 29, 2020 at the age of 34.
28 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh, India flights to resume on Sept 3
Flight operations under the air bubble agreement between India and Bangladesh are set to resume from September 3, four months after it was suspended amid rising Covid-19 infections.
28 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Emergency landing at Nagpur: Biman pilot who suffered ‘massive’ heart attack now in coma
The pilot of the Muscat-Dhaka Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight Naushad Qayyum, who suffered a “massive” heart attack mid-air yesterday, was stated to be in a “coma” and on ventilation support at the Intensive Care Unit of Kingsway Hospital in Nagpur in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.
28 August 2021, 17:32 PM
3 Bangladeshis stuck in Afghanistan reach Dhaka
Three Bangladeshis, who had been stranded following Taliban's control of Afghanistan, today arrived in Dhaka.
28 August 2021, 16:49 PM
Flights with India under air bubble agreement to resume September 3
Flight operations under the air bubble agreement between India and Bangladesh will resume from September 3, four months after it was suspended amid rising Covid-19 infections.
28 August 2021, 14:16 PM
Biman pilot suffers heart attack in flight
A Biman flight from Muscat to Dhaka had to make an emergency landing at an Indian airport yesterday after the pilot in command suffered a heart attack in the cockpit.
27 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Emergency landing of Biman flight: Passengers leave Nagpur for Dhaka
Stranded passengers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines have departed from Nagpur International Airport in Maharashtra, India for Dhaka.
27 August 2021, 17:56 PM
Emergency landing of Biman flight: Passengers finally reach Dhaka from India's Nagpur
Passengers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines -- who were stranded in India's Nagpur airport after an emergency landing -- finally reached Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at around 12:51am.
27 August 2021, 15:47 PM
Bangladeshi child dies of cancer in Lebanon
A Bangladeshi child, who was born in Lebanon, has died there after battling cancer for nearly one and a half years.
27 August 2021, 15:40 PM
Emergency landing: Rescue team to bring Biman passengers stranded in India's Nagpur
A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying an eight-member rescue team is leaving Dhaka for India’s Nagpur this evening to bring back 124 passengers, who remain stranded at Nagpur Airport following emergency landing of a Dhaka-bound Biman flight.
27 August 2021, 12:41 PM
Pilot suffers heart attack, Biman flight makes emergency landing in India's Nagpur
A Dhaka-bound flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, with around 122 passengers on board, made an emergency landing at an airport in India.
27 August 2021, 09:58 AM
14 Bangladeshis, 160 Afghan students trying to board chartered flight from Kabul
Fourteen Bangladeshis, including eight telecom engineers and three Brac officials, who have been stranded in Afghanistan, are making an effort to fly back home in a chartered flight today.
27 August 2021, 09:51 AM
‘One-stop service for female migrant workers’
A fully-functional “one-stop service centre” should be created to provide all kinds of support and information to female migrant workers regarding their safe migration, said speakers during an online dialogue yesterday.
26 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Caught up in uncertainty
Several thousand UAE-bound Bangladeshi expatriate workers are passing days in uncertainty over returning to the gulf country due to absence of rapid PCR test facilities of Covid-19 in Bangladesh airports.
25 August 2021, 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