Bangladeshi migrants
A welcome step to utilise the diaspora
Government must build an effective mechanism to support its policy
Vital yet vulnerable
Near absence of an affordable and accessible healthcare arrangement in the Gulf states has led many workers to rely on self-medication, often consuming expired medicines brought from home by themselves and their peers.
Illegal migration to Europe spikes
Illegal migration of Bangladeshis to Europe through various Mediterranean routes saw an upsurge this year, raising concerns over the government measures to control it effectively.
Int'l Migrants Day: with dreams departed, they come home dead
Unskilled or low-skilled workers are often involved in risky, difficult, and laborious jobs in the scorching heat. Apart from the unforgiving heat, work hours reaching 12 to 18 hours,
Robust remittance, exports to ease pressure on external sector
Migrant workers and Bangladeshis living abroad sent more than $2 billion in each of the first two months of the current fiscal year, a promising sign for the economy.
US$ 1.64bn remittance received in 21 days of July: Bangladesh Bank
Bangladesh received US$ 1.64 billion inward remittance till July 21, due to Eid-ul-Azha when Bangladeshi migrants sent more money to families to celebrate one of the biggest festival of Muslims, according to data from Bangladesh Bank.
32 Bangladeshis among 81 migrants rescued off Tunisia coast
The Tunisian navy said on Saturday (May 14, 2022) it rescued 81 migrants, including 32 Bangladeshis, who had set out for Europe from Libya on a barely seaworthy vessel, Arab News reports.
Identify all undocumented migrants from Bangladesh: Jammu and Kashmir High Court
India’s Jammu and Kashmir High Court has given six weeks to the authorities to identify migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar who are illegally staying in the federally-ruled territory.
‘Release those migrants jailed after Bangladesh return’
Nineteen organisations working on migration issues have demanded unconditional and immediate release of 255 migrant workers who were detained and sent to jail upon their return home recently.
Worries grow over jobs in Malaysia
Thousands of Bangladeshis are facing risks of arrest and deportation from Malaysia as its rehiring programme, launched two years ago to legalise undocumented workers, ends today.
A welcome move
Bangladeshi recruiting agencies have welcomed the Malaysian government's move to suspend the 10 companies tasked with hiring Bangladeshi workers.
Kidnap abroad, ransom here
They have been held hostage in Libya and tortured brutally by fellow Bangladeshis. Video clips of their sufferings have then been sent to their relatives by members of the network here asking for ransom.
Irregular Migrants: Bangladesh, EU finalise terms for return
After intense negotiations, Bangladesh and the European Union have finalised a draft agreement on the modalities on the return of irregular Bangladeshi migrants from 28 EU countries.
Around 2,000 Bangladeshis stuck in Turkey
Around 2,000 Bangladeshis, mostly migrants from Iran, Lebanon and Jordan, got stuck in Turkey as their attempts to illegally enter
Huge rush to get registered
Hundreds of Bangladeshi migrants, most of them undocumented, in Malaysia are thronging Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur every day for obtaining their passports, birth certificates and other necessary documents to become legal in the Southeast Asian country.
Bangladesh origin couple’s elder son said he killed father: California cops
The older of two sons of a Bangladesh-origin couple in California charged with murdering their parents at their home said he shot his father multiple times, but he did not shoot his mother, according to police.
Mamata for legalising all migrant Bangladeshis
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says her government would urge the federal Indian administration to give citizenship to all Bangladeshis living in the state for five years or more.
42 Bangladeshis in Greece complain rights violation
The European Court of Human Rights is to consider a complaint submitted by 42 Bangladeshi migrants in Greece over the country's alleged violation of human rights, the Greek Council for Refugees (GCR) has said in a press release.
Amnesty warns over Asia migrant boat crisis
Amnesty International said Bangladeshi migrants and persecuted Rohingya fleeing Myanmar faced "hellish" conditions on trafficking boats.
