Bangladeshi workers

Saudi Arabia again deported 215 more Bangladeshi workers

Some 215 more workers are deported from Saudi Arabia despite having valid work papers.
120 more Bangladeshi workers sent back from KSA

Some 120 more Bangladeshi migrant workers have returned home from Saudi Arabia in the face of a crackdown on undocumented workers in the kingdom.
160 Bangladeshi workers sent back home from Saudi Arabia

About 160 Bangladeshi workers, sent back home from Saudi Arabia amid a crackdown on undocumented workers, say they had been forced to return despite having valid documents.
175 Bangladeshi workers return home from Saudi Arabia

Some 175 Bangladeshi workers return home from Saudi Arabia amid a crackdown on undocumented workers there.
64 Bangladeshi migrants agree to return home

The 64 Bangladeshi migrants stranded on Mediterranean Sea agreed to return home, Chiranjib Sarker, director general (DG) of the consular wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says.
Bangladesh to seek opening of Malaysia labour market

Bangladesh and Malaysia will hold an official-level meeting in Putrajaya today and tomorrow on opening up the Malaysian labour market for Bangladeshis as well as legalising undocumented migrants in the Southeast Asian country.
11 Bangladeshis who worked at SL factory sent back

Eleven Bangladeshi nationals, who used to work at a copper factory owned by Inshaf Ibrahim involved in the Shangri-La hotel bombing in Colombo on April 21, have been sent back by Sri Lanka.
From Riyadh with tales of heartbreak

Nasiruddin had a dream to change the fate of his family by working hard and earning a good wage in the oil-rich Saudi Arabia. It, however, tragically turned into a nightmare just in a month as he had to face detention and deportation.
Demand for Arrears, Work Permit: Anger, chaos in Kuwait

Angry Bangladeshi workers vandalised the Bangladesh Embassy in Kuwait and beat up a senior diplomat and several other employees demanding salary arrears and work permit from their local employers on Thursday.
2 Bangladeshis found dead in Malaysia

Two Bangladeshi nationals have been found dead in Malaysia. Their bodies are recovered from Jalan Pudu and Gombak areas in Kuala Lumpur.
Bangladeshi Workers: 300 left to rot in a Qatar camp

Unpaid since May, about 300 Bangladeshi migrant workers are struggling in a Qatar labour camp that has no running water and power and many of them have become sick.
Malaysia won't allow graft in recruitment

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has said his government will not allow any corruption in the process of hiring foreign workers into that country.
Landslide kills 5 Bangladeshis in Malaysia

At least five of the nine people killed in Friday's landslide in Penang are Bangladeshis, Malaysia's state news agency Bernama reported yesterday.
63 workers deported from KL

Malaysian immigration department barred the entry of 63 Bangladeshi workers and deported them on Saturday, two days after their arrival in Kuala Lumpur International Airport, though all of them had valid travel documents.
Building Collapse: 4 Bangladeshis killed in Bahrain

Four Bangladeshi migrants were killed and 30 others injured in a building collapse after a gas cylinder exploded in Bahrain on Tuesday night.
Living in fear, uncertainty

Tens of thousands of foreign workers in Malaysia have been living in fear and uncertainty since the government began a massive crackdown on undocumented foreign workers on July 1 following the end of a over two-year rehiring programme
Rehiring Programme in Malaysia: 270 expat workers deceived by agent

Some 270 Bangladeshi workers have allegedly been defrauded of over 1.8 million Malaysian ringgits (Tk 3.6 crore) by an agent over securing valid work permits under the Malaysian rehiring programme.
HC seeks report on workers sexually harassed abroad

The High Court today sought a report from the government about the details on how many Bangladeshi workers have been sexually harassed in foreign countries, including Saudi Arabia, so far.
Jobs in Malaysia: At the mercy of trafficking gang

An organised trafficking syndicate, led by a Bangladeshi businessman with alleged political connections with the Malaysian home ministry, raked in at least two billion Malaysian ringgits in just two years from Bangladeshi workers looking to secure jobs in the southeast Asian country, Malaysian newspaper The Star reported yesterday.
‘Decent work atmosphere for Bangladesh workers in Singapore to continue’

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hopes that Singapore will continue providing a decent work atmosphere for Bangladeshi workers as the country continues to be a favourite destination for them.
Kuwait reinstates ban on Bangladeshi workers

Kuwait imposes a ban on recruiting Bangladeshis to work in the northern Arabian Gulf state.
Malaysia landslide: 3 Bangladeshis among 4 dead

At least three Bangladeshis among four foreign workers are killed and 10 others missing after a landslide at a construction site in George Town, capital of the northwest Malaysian state of Penang, authorities say.
Undocumented Bangladeshis to be ‘rehired’

Malaysia has given assurance to allow all the Bangladeshi workers staying illegally in the country to legalise their status under the
Bangladeshi workers win European court case against Greece

A group of strawberry pickers from Bangladesh has won a case against Greece at Europe's highest human rights court, after being shot at by employers for demanding unpaid wages.
Stranded for 7 months

Twenty-five Bangladeshi workers have been stranded in a factory in Afghanistan for over seven months without work and salaries.
4 Bangladeshis convicted in Singapore

A Singapore court yesterday convicted four Bangladeshi workers, detained in Singapore under the Internal Security Act (ISA), of financing terrorism.
Six Bangladeshis charged with terror financing

A Singapore court yesterday charged six Bangladeshi workers with terror financing, over a month after they were arrested on the
Undocumented, defrauded

Little did Miraj Munshi know about the misfortune that would befall him. With hopes for a better future, the 35-year-old migrant worker from Comilla joined a construction company in Malaysia in the first week of March.
Singapore detains 8 Bangladeshis

Months after deporting 26 “radicalised” Bangladeshi workers, Singapore arrested another eight Bangladeshis who the authorities said were members of a group called Islamic State in Bangladesh (ISB).
4 Bangladeshi workers killed in Qatar crash

Four Bangladeshi migrant workers are killed and two others injured in a road crash at Dukhan in Qatar.