Lack of language skills leaves migrants vulnerable
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.
2w ago
Lack of skill traps migrants in limited job market
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.
4w ago
Migrant Workers: Record 4,552 returned home dead last year
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.
2m ago
Women labour force in decline
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.
3m ago
Getting expatriates involved in country’s development
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.
3m ago
Top 10pc have 40pc of income
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.
4m ago
International Migrants Day: Of rights violations and heartbreaks
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.
4m ago
4.66 lakh migrants returned home permanently in past 2 years
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
5m ago
April 8, 2024
Lack of language skills leaves migrants vulnerable
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.
March 30, 2024
Lack of skill traps migrants in limited job market
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.
February 19, 2024
Migrant Workers: Record 4,552 returned home dead last year
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.
January 28, 2024
Women labour force in decline
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.
December 30, 2023
Getting expatriates involved in country’s development
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.
December 28, 2023
Top 10pc have 40pc of income
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.
December 18, 2023
International Migrants Day: Of rights violations and heartbreaks
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.
November 28, 2023
4.66 lakh migrants returned home permanently in past 2 years
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
November 7, 2023
Making the middlemen visible
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.
October 21, 2023
Bangladesh missions: Govt launches remittance campaign
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.
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