Away from home

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‘He left home for a better life’
20 November 2025, 22:37 PM Expat death
Bangladesh workers sent back from malaysia
Mediceram in Malaysia: 152 Bangladeshi workers protest forced repatriation
8 November 2025, 22:32 PM Expat life
Junaid Hasan Plaban
Family pays Tk 42 lakh, still loses son to traffickers in Libya
5 June 2025, 17:42 PM Expat death
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Migrant worker forced to fight for Russia killed in drone attack
19 April 2025, 19:02 PM Expat death
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Expat killed in South Africa road crash
11 April 2025, 18:32 PM Expat death
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'Tortured by traffickers', man dies in Libya
3 April 2025, 19:16 PM Expat death
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4,813 bodies of migrant workers arrived in 2024
24 January 2025, 18:00 PM Expat death
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When Israeli aggression claims a Bangladeshi life
3 November 2024, 18:15 PM Expat death
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Nasima Begum elected mayor of Lowestoft
23 May 2024, 18:48 PM Inspiration
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Attack on Foreigners: Bangladeshi students terrified in Kyrgyzstan
18 May 2024, 18:00 PM Away from home
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For Bangladesh, Kishwar has already won

Kishwar Chowdhury, the Aussie home cook of Bangladeshi origin, didn’t win the MasterChef Australia title. She placed third. But for us, Bangladeshis who have been closely following her rise and rise on arguably the most popular reality show on food, Kishwar has already won.
13 July 2021, 18:00 PM
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Peter Haas to be the US ambassador to Bangladesh

US President Joe Biden nominated Peter D Haas as the new US ambassador to Bangladesh.
10 July 2021, 18:00 PM
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Interfaith marriage: Bangladeshi community remains ill at ease

As a psychiatrist based in Australia, I write legal reports for those Bangladeshis seeking refugee status.
10 July 2021, 11:02 AM
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Bangladeshi expatriates join cultural event in Spain’s Barcelona

Bangladeshi expatriates have joined a reunion programme and cultural events in Barcelona, Spain.
6 July 2021, 11:45 AM
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A day out with Bangladeshi agricultural workers in south Portugal

​​​​​​​Located in southwestern Europe by the Atlantic Ocean, Portugal with its favourable climate and fertile soil has made significant progress in the agricultural sector.
4 July 2021, 13:33 PM
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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