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
Fire burns belongings of 300 Bangladeshi agriculture workers in Greece
A fire in Greece has burnt down 36 temporary residences of about 300 Bangladeshi agriculture workers.
29 June 2021, 10:03 AM
Malaysia orders 3-week quarantine for Bangladesh arrivals
Travellers arriving from South Asian countries of Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan will now have to undergo 21 days of mandatory quarantine upon arrival in Malaysia, in light of the spread of variants of concern (VOC).
24 June 2021, 15:24 PM
4 ‘injured’ in clash between Bangladeshi migrant workers in Saudi Arabia
At least four Bangladeshi migrant workers were allegedly injured in a clash between two groups of Bangladeshi workers in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh on Saturday evening local time.
22 March 2021, 13:09 PM
Malaysia to launch multi-lingual app for workers to expose errant employers
The Malaysian Human Resource Ministry will introduce a new application that will enable a two-way communication between the government and local and foreign workers, Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan has said.
26 December 2020, 16:16 PM
Forcing migrant workers to wear wristbands is discriminatory and criminalises them: Malaysian NGO
Making it compulsory for all migrant workers to wear wristbands would be a discriminatory move, says Tenaganita, a non-governmental organisation in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
19 November 2020, 10:21 AM
Kuwait won’t renew work, residency permits for expats aged 60 years and above
Decision to take effect from January 1, 2020 with maximum 3 months’ deadline for departure
14 November 2020, 18:11 PM
Stranded in Ethiopia’s conflict zone: 104 Bangladeshi expats rescued
A UN convoy has rescued 104 Bangladeshi expatriates in Ethiopia with the help of Bangladesh’s foreign ministry and the Bangladesh embassy in Addis Ababa.
14 November 2020, 12:30 PM
Malaysia to begin implementing plans regarding undocumented migrants’ status from Nov 16
The Malaysian government will implement two plans involving undocumented migrants, including regulating their presence in the country by ensuring that they are legally employed, Malaysia’s Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin has announced.
12 November 2020, 14:04 PM
Saudi Arabia to relax foreign workers’ sponsorship terms in March 2021
Saudi Arabia announces new plans to ease foreign workers’ contractual restrictions, improving a controversial seven-decade-old sponsorship system known as kafala.
4 November 2020, 13:32 PM
Malaysia has agreed to reopen labour market for Bangladeshis: ministry
Malaysia has agreed to reopen its labour market for Bangladeshi migrant workers soon, according to a press release of expatriates’ welfare ministry.
15 October 2020, 12:54 PM
Flight to repatriate 170 Bangladeshis from war-torn Libya suspended
The chartered flight that was expected to repatriate a group of 170 Bangladeshis from war-torn Libya has been suspended today.
22 September 2020, 14:33 PM
Irregularities in overseas job sector will not be tolerated: Minister
The government will not tolerate any irregularities in the overseas employment sector, says Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Imran Ahmad.
5 January 2020, 07:42 AM
Govt to introduce insurance schemes for migrant workers
The government will bring Bangladeshi migrant workers under two compulsory insurance schemes of Tk 2 lakh and Tk 5 lakh in a bid to provide financial security to them and their family members.
11 December 2019, 13:43 PM
A MIGRANT'S VOYAGE
Md Helal Uddin, a 29-year-old young man from Bangladesh, has been languishing in the prisons of Papua New Guinea (PNG) for almost a month.
11 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Going up the Americas
That Bangladeshis migrate to far-flung parts of the world is nothing new—undertaking long, dangerous, and expensive journeys to reach countries in Europe, East Asia, Africa, and even the Americas.
10 January 2019, 18:00 PM
The struggle to return home
In the last three years, more than 2000 Bengalis in Pakistan's Karachi have applied for Travel Permits (TP) to return to Bangladesh. A TP is equivalent to a one-time passport, which the Bangladesh Embassy provides to individuals it believes belong to Bangladesh.
5 July 2018, 18:00 PM
The European Dream
Rubel Ahmed from Sylhet had gone to the UK on a short-term working holiday visa in 2009 and started working as a chef. After working at several restaurants and starting to send money home, the 26-year-old applied for leave to remain in the UK. Denied, he was detained and sent to Morton hall immigration removal centre in Lincolnshire (with others awaiting deportation) in July 2014, according to UK reports.
28 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Unskilled, trapped in foreign lands
Alauddin Mollick, son of landless poor farmer Shahadat Mollick, had to drop out from school when he was in ninth grade due to abject poverty.
15 June 2015, 07:27 AM
Migrants victims of government’s euphemistic policy
Amid increasing problems and miseries many migrant workers underwent in the recent weeks, Indonesia government proudly announced that remittances sent by migrant workers earned the country 105 trillion rupiah (US$8.4 billion) in 2014, a significant increase from 70.6 trillion rupiah a year ago.
15 June 2015, 07:24 AM
The off-course task force
Taj Mohammad Baloch, a motor mechanic from Karachi town of Lyari, has worked in Oman, Iran and the United Arab Emiraes and speaks highly of his experiences there.
15 June 2015, 07:22 AM
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