‘Contact me if you face any trouble’

Asif Nazrul, adviser for law and expatriates’ welfare ministries, has given his contact information to some Bangladeshis working in Malaysia, urging them to contact him if they face any trouble.
14 May 2025, 18:01 PM

BAIRA urges govt to reopen Malaysian labour market

"We, the recruiters, stand united for the interest of the country and its people"
5 May 2025, 14:52 PM

UAE visa issuance for Bangladeshis gets momentum

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) yesterday informed the government of the progress of visa issuance for Bangladeshis to the gulf nation, following sustained diplomatic engagement between the two countries.
4 May 2025, 18:01 PM

Bangladesh tops sea arrivals to Italy

The number of Bangladeshis crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Italy doubled in the first two months this year compared to the same period last year.
18 April 2025, 18:01 PM

18 Bangladeshis trapped in Myanmar to return home today

They will arrive in Dhaka on a Thai Airways flight, said a press release
18 March 2025, 18:19 PM

Italy visa crisis: Victims demand CA’s intervention

Victims of the ongoing Italy visa crisis have sought the intervention of Prof Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser of the interim government, to resolve the crisis.
16 March 2025, 18:11 PM

Number of workers going abroad declines 36 percent in Feb

Migration to Saudi Arabia falls from 76,618 in January to 44,258 in February
12 March 2025, 09:44 AM

State-run agency's labour migration mainly limited to 2 countries

Labour sending by Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Services Ltd (Boesl) remained limited mainly to two countries although it has explored more than 20 countries in past 14 years
2 March 2025, 10:17 AM

Political, economic reforms led to drop in overseas migration last year

More than 700 female workers migrated as skilled professionals last year
5 February 2025, 10:19 AM

Injured migrant workers need better support to rebuild their lives

My flight back to Dhaka from Kuala Lumpur is usually not that eventful. I go to the airport, check my luggage in, go through the immigration process and then when it’s time board a plane along with many other families heading home. .However, this time it was quite different. As I boarded t
4 February 2025, 14:47 PM

Libya boat capsize: Families search for bodies of loved ones

As the Bangladeshi embassy in Libya struggles to identify the bodies of the 23 migrants who have washed ashore in the northern part of the country, families back home are desperately searching for their missing loved ones.
3 February 2025, 19:14 PM

Libya tragedy: 56 migrants were aboard capsized boat

Twenty-three bodies, believed to be of Bangladeshis, have washed up on Libya’s shores, with many more feared missing, Bangladeshi Ambassador to Libya Abul Hasnat Mohammad Khairul Bashar said in a live stream on Facebook yesterday.
2 February 2025, 18:00 PM

4,813 bodies of migrant workers arrived in Bangladesh in 2024

The number is a record high, reveals statistics from Wage Earners’ Welfare Board
24 January 2025, 09:34 AM

Jobs in Malaysia: 18,000 workers in depths of despair

Frustration is mounting among the over 18,000 Bangladeshis who missed a deadline to fly to Malaysia for work around eight months ago.
22 January 2025, 19:50 PM

Malaysia extends repatriation programme for undocumented Bangladeshis

The Bangladesh High Commission in Malaysia has announced an extension of the Migrant Repatriation Programme for undocumented Bangladeshi nationals, allowing them to return home under revised provisions set by the Malaysian government
21 January 2025, 15:52 PM

A blow to Bangladeshi PR seekers in Canada

Canada's Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that it will no longer accept new applications under this scheme from 2025 onwards, leaving many Bangladeshi families in uncertainty
4 January 2025, 14:37 PM

Migration saw 22pc drop last year: report

A total of 1,011,856 people went abroad, a decrease of 293,597 compared to 1,305,856 people in 2023, according to BMET.
2 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Complaints against embassy officials to be investigated

Written complaints accusing diplomatic staff of misbehaving with expatriates will be investigated by the foreign ministry, and guilty officials will face dismissal and legal action, said Prof Asif Nazrul yesterday.
28 December 2024, 19:26 PM

11 Bangladeshis rescued in Malaysia from trafficking syndicate

he syndicate was reportedly led by three Bangladeshi men.
14 December 2024, 16:43 PM

Migration of Bangladeshi female workers to Saudi Arabia drops 35pc

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
9 November 2024, 11:43 AM