migrant workers
Relaxed incentive rules send remittance to a four-month high
Migrant workers sent home $1.98 billion in October, a four-month high, as banks stepped up efforts to woo more remittance buoyed by a relaxed central bank rule on incentive, a development that is expected to give some relief to a country reeling under the foreign exchange crisis.
Remittance hits four-month high
Migrant workers sent home $1.98 billion in October
A welcome step to utilise the diaspora
Government must build an effective mechanism to support its policy
Why the fall in remittances?
Take concrete steps to address loopholes in the system
Sold as cyber slaves
For unemployed 25-year-old Foysal Hossain, the job of a receptionist at an overseas institution with a monthly pay package worth around Tk 80,000 was a godsend opportunity.
What is killing our migrant workers abroad?
Bangladeshi authorities must hold destination countries accountable
Star Digital Desk
Good afternoon. The world cup fever is on. Here are our predictions for today’s games: England 2-1 Iran which you can watch at 7:00 pm Bangladesh time, and Senegal 1-3 Netherlands at 10:00 pm today. In other news, SSC results will come out on November 28. And here’s five other stories to catch-up on.
Migrant workers say their sweat made World Cup happen
Taking selfies from the stands and sitting on the grassy pitch, thousands of migrant workers gathered in a Doha stadium to watch the opening match of the first World Cup in the Middle East.
A riveting ride to Qatar
After winning the rights to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup in 2010, it quickly became clear that Qatar would have to pull a rabbit out of its hat to successfully stage football’s showpiece event. The largest concern at the time was whether players could even perform in the searing summer as the Mi
162 Bangladeshi migrants return home from Libya
As many as 162 Bangladeshi migrants – who were in various detention centres in Libya -- have returned home this morning (May 12, 2022).
‘Consider past factors behind closure of Malaysian market to Bangladeshi workers’
Bangladesh Civil Society for Migrants (BCSM) today called upon both Bangladesh and Malaysia governments to avert repeat of past mistakes including “syndication” that led to closure of the Malaysian market to Bangladeshi workers.
A platform for systematically abused female migrant workers
It’s high time we started addressing the plight of female migrant workers
Don’t harass UAE-bound workers with tourist visas at Dhaka airport: Parliamentary body
A parliamentary body today asked all authorities concerned not to harass UAE-bound migrant workers having tourist visas at the Dhaka airport.
Migrant workers: Dedicated centre to help ease their hassles
The government has established a dedicated centre for migrant workers to reduce the hassles they face while migrating abroad and returning home.
Jet fuel prices hiked for the 13th time in 17 months
Jet fuel price has shot up again from last week – for the 13th hike in 17 months – causing severe blow to the already struggling Bangladeshi aviation industry.
How can we stop migrant workers’ deaths abroad?
Shobuj, a young man from Tangail, in his late twenties, was reluctant to comply with his supervisor’s instruction to enter a sewage pipe for maintenance work without an oxygen cylinder.
Migrant workers, police clash in Gujarat as India eases lockdown
Hundreds of migrant workers in India’s Gujarat looking to return home amid the nationwide Covid-19-enforced lockdown clash with police near a village in Surat district.
Bangladesh will bring back undocumented migrants once lockdown ends
Bangladesh has decided to bring back undocumented migrants as requested by some countries, once the shutdown over coronavirus ends.
Airport thief caught red-handed!
Absent-minded expatriates are his prey.
