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
5m ago
We must give our expatriates due recognition
Bangladesh has become one of the fastest-growing economies, heavily fuelled by remittance,
10m 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
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
We must give our expatriates due recognition
Bangladesh has become one of the fastest-growing economies, heavily fuelled by remittance,
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
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
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
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
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
‘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
Memories of the brutal attack on Prof Humayun Azad
It all started with a loud sound.
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.
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