Jamil Mahmud

Only 26,834 female workers went to Saudi Arabia between January and September 2024, down from 41,327 workers during the same period last year

Dhaka should call on Kuala Lumpur to dismantle the labour recruitment syndicate that has created havoc for hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia.

Foreign jobs dropped by about 20 percent in the first four months of this year compared to the same period last year mainly due to sharp decline in major markets of Malaysia and Oman.

Over 3.22 lakh workers migrated abroad from January to April this year compared to 4.01 lakh workers a year ago, a decline by 79,606 workers

Despite getting emigration clearance, around 17,000 aspirant migrant workers could not fly to Malaysia before the May 31 deadline due to alleged mismanagement in the recruitment process.

Mismanagement by government authorities and local recruiting agents led to over 3,000 workers failing to reach Malaysia before the deadline of May 31.

Although a large number of Bangladeshi migrant workers travel to the Gulf countries for work, there has been little to no government initiative to teach them the languages of the receiving countries.

Md Hasan travelled overnight from his home district Barguna to the capital city recently for biometric data enrollment at the Visa Service Centre for Saudi Arabia, hoping to secure a low-paid job in the Kingdom.

Habib Khalasi, a migrant worker from Faridpur’s Bhanga upazila, went to Saudi Arabia in 2019 to turn the wheel of fortune for his poor family. But he returned home in a coffin last year.

The number of unemployed people in the country increased by about 40,000 year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2023 to 23.5 lakh as women stepped back from gainful employment.

The government is going to mark National Expatriates Day for the first time today with the objective of honouring millions of Bangladeshis living abroad and involving them more in the country’s development.

As much as 40 percent of the country’s total income is concentrated within the top 10 percent of the wealthy, up about three percentage points since 2016, found a recent government survey.

Despite a surge in labour migration, many Bangladeshi migrant workers encounter challenges in host countries, including job loss due to fraud, leading to economic loss and psychological stress.

1.54 lakh or 33.03 percent of the returnee expatriates were from Chattogram division followed by 1.32 lakh or 28.48 percent from Dhaka

After years of advocacy from migrant rights groups, the government amended the The Overseas Employment and Migrants  Act by publishing a gazette on September 21, recognising roles of  sub-agents in labour migration sector.

Labour welfare wings at Bangladesh missions abroad have been working on different initiatives to encourage more migrant workers to send remittance home using formal channels.

There has been a noticeable increase in the migration of Bangladeshi workers to smaller overseas labour markets through regular channels in recent years, signaling a promising path for the sector’s expansion.

Nasir Uddin Badal was having dinner at a restaurant in Marrakesh city of Morocco when the devastating earthquake struck the African country on Friday night (local time).

In recent times, Australia has emerged as an opportune location for Bangladeshi nurses, as the Oceania nation is currently hiring professionals in the field from different countries due to a domestic shortage in workforce.

Hong Kong’s labour ministry has shown interest in hiring more female workers from Bangladesh, opening doors towards a prospective market expansion.