Md Abbas

Staff Reporter, The Daily Star

Migrants stranded as ‘Ami Probashi’ app goes offline

Abdul (not his real name) paid for his Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) clearance through the Ami Probashi app, completed all the necessary steps online, and was ready to board his flight to Saudi Arabia.

2d ago

The unspoken trauma of journalists

Journalists live through trauma, violence, and suffering while covering news.

4d ago

Failure to send 17,777 workers to KL: Recruiting agencies to blame

The Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment has told the High Court that recruiting agencies are responsible for the failure to send 17,777 Bangladeshi workers to Malaysia.

4d ago

Drops of water, waves of suffering

In the quiet village of Bottola, nestled in the hills of Rangamati’s Naniarchar upazila, each day begins early.

5d ago

WB finds mismatch in migration and remittance trends

While Saudi Arabia remains the top destination for Bangladeshi migrant workers, it is the United States (US) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that are leading in remittance contributions despite hosting comparatively smaller migrant populations.

1w ago

Essential commodities: Price spiral hits fixed-income families hard

Supply chain experts and consumer rights activists blame the absence of consistent market monitoring, dwindling supply of winter vegetables, and the end of VAT exemptions granted during Ramadan.

1w ago

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.

1w ago

In coffins, from faraway lands

Kazi Salauddin, a 44-year-old man from Cumilla, migrated to Saudi Arabia in October 2022, hoping to secure a bright future for his family. But barely a year later, Salauddin, the father of two daughters and a son, died suddenly.

2w ago
April 30, 2025
April 30, 2025

Migrants stranded as ‘Ami Probashi’ app goes offline

Abdul (not his real name) paid for his Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) clearance through the Ami Probashi app, completed all the necessary steps online, and was ready to board his flight to Saudi Arabia.

April 28, 2025
April 28, 2025

The unspoken trauma of journalists

Journalists live through trauma, violence, and suffering while covering news.

April 28, 2025
April 28, 2025

Failure to send 17,777 workers to KL: Recruiting agencies to blame

The Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment has told the High Court that recruiting agencies are responsible for the failure to send 17,777 Bangladeshi workers to Malaysia.

April 27, 2025
April 27, 2025

Drops of water, waves of suffering

In the quiet village of Bottola, nestled in the hills of Rangamati’s Naniarchar upazila, each day begins early.

April 25, 2025
April 25, 2025

WB finds mismatch in migration and remittance trends

While Saudi Arabia remains the top destination for Bangladeshi migrant workers, it is the United States (US) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that are leading in remittance contributions despite hosting comparatively smaller migrant populations.

April 19, 2025
April 19, 2025

Essential commodities: Price spiral hits fixed-income families hard

Supply chain experts and consumer rights activists blame the absence of consistent market monitoring, dwindling supply of winter vegetables, and the end of VAT exemptions granted during Ramadan.

April 19, 2025
April 19, 2025

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.

April 16, 2025
April 16, 2025

In coffins, from faraway lands

Kazi Salauddin, a 44-year-old man from Cumilla, migrated to Saudi Arabia in October 2022, hoping to secure a bright future for his family. But barely a year later, Salauddin, the father of two daughters and a son, died suddenly.

April 13, 2025
April 13, 2025

Celebrating indigenous festivals alongside all others -- why it matters

Celebrating indigenous festivals alongside all other festivals from various communities is not merely a token of cultural diversity—it is a moral, social, and historical imperative for a country like Bangladesh

April 11, 2025
April 11, 2025

A joyful nation of new names!

With a single stroke of genius, the authorities have done what no government before could: upended one of the last vestiges of the fascist regime. Unmoved that it was a UNESCO-recognised symbol of resistance, they renamed Mangal Shobhajatra to Borsho Boron Anondo Shobhajatra