Shariful Hasan

Labour Recruitment to Malaysia: Syndicate wins, migrants suffer, country loses

Migration to Malaysia has been fraught with issues since the BMET recorded the first 23 Bangladeshi workers migrating in 1978

6m ago

We must give our expatriates due recognition

Bangladesh has become one of the fastest-growing economies, heavily fuelled by remittance,

11m ago

We must honour our migrant workers, so others follow suit

In the last five decades, migrant workers have sent back a total of $296 billion in remittances.

11m ago

Better care for migrants can ensure higher remittance earnings

Abdur Rashid Mia (32) from Narsingdi went to Saudi Arabia in June 2022. However, each step of his journey there was complicated – from getting his passport, to completing his medical check-ups, paying for his tickets and, finally, getting a job.

1y ago

Int'l Migrants Day: with dreams departed, they come home dead

Unskilled or low-skilled workers are often involved in risky, difficult, and laborious jobs in the scorching heat. Apart from the unforgiving heat, work hours reaching 12 to 18 hours,

1y ago

The sickening silence over Bangladeshi migrant worker deaths

There has been no national inquiry into why so many migrants die of brain stroke or heart attacks at such young age.

1y ago

Labour Recruitment to Malaysia: Time to break the never-ending cycle

Both Bangladesh and Malaysia should remain resolute in promoting safe, fair, transparent and ethical recruitment, upholding the national laws and relevant international standards.

2y ago

‘Do good without expectations’

Bidyanondo Foundation has so far served millions of people, and in the process, touched their hearts with its activities. To honour its contributions, Queen Elizabeth II of the UK has recognised its founder Kishore Kumar Das with the Commonwealth Points of Light award. However, Kishore doesn’t think the award should change anything; the organisation wants to continue its work as usual.

2y ago
June 8, 2024
June 8, 2024

Labour Recruitment to Malaysia: Syndicate wins, migrants suffer, country loses

Migration to Malaysia has been fraught with issues since the BMET recorded the first 23 Bangladeshi workers migrating in 1978

December 30, 2023
December 30, 2023

We must give our expatriates due recognition

Bangladesh has become one of the fastest-growing economies, heavily fuelled by remittance,

December 18, 2023
December 18, 2023

We must honour our migrant workers, so others follow suit

In the last five decades, migrant workers have sent back a total of $296 billion in remittances.

February 11, 2023
February 11, 2023

Better care for migrants can ensure higher remittance earnings

Abdur Rashid Mia (32) from Narsingdi went to Saudi Arabia in June 2022. However, each step of his journey there was complicated – from getting his passport, to completing his medical check-ups, paying for his tickets and, finally, getting a job.

December 18, 2022
December 18, 2022

Int'l Migrants Day: with dreams departed, they come home dead

Unskilled or low-skilled workers are often involved in risky, difficult, and laborious jobs in the scorching heat. Apart from the unforgiving heat, work hours reaching 12 to 18 hours,

December 18, 2022
December 18, 2022

The sickening silence over Bangladeshi migrant worker deaths

There has been no national inquiry into why so many migrants die of brain stroke or heart attacks at such young age.

July 25, 2022
July 25, 2022

Labour Recruitment to Malaysia: Time to break the never-ending cycle

Both Bangladesh and Malaysia should remain resolute in promoting safe, fair, transparent and ethical recruitment, upholding the national laws and relevant international standards.

April 26, 2022
April 26, 2022

‘Do good without expectations’

Bidyanondo Foundation has so far served millions of people, and in the process, touched their hearts with its activities. To honour its contributions, Queen Elizabeth II of the UK has recognised its founder Kishore Kumar Das with the Commonwealth Points of Light award. However, Kishore doesn’t think the award should change anything; the organisation wants to continue its work as usual.

April 13, 2022
April 13, 2022

Memories of the brutal attack on Prof Humayun Azad

It all started with a loud sound.

April 1, 2022
April 1, 2022

Bangladeshi journo, engineer freed in Libya

Bangladeshi journalist Zahidur Rahman and expatriate engineer Saiful Islam Tipu, who had gone missing in Tripoli, were released from the “safe custody” of the Libyan authorities yesterday.