Shariful Hasan

Actions, not slogans, are needed for migrant workers' welfare

Bangladesh’s migrant workers endure exploitation at home and abroad.

1d ago

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.

1y 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,

2y 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.

2y 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
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.

March 29, 2022
March 29, 2022

Bangladeshi Journo, Engineer: Now in custody of Libyan authorities

Bangladeshi journalist Zahidur Rahman and expatriate engineer Saiful Islam Tipu, who went missing in Tripoli on March 23, are now in the “safe custody” of the Libyan authorities.

March 28, 2022
March 28, 2022

Bangladeshi journo, engineer went missing in Libya now in safe custody

Bangladeshi journalist Zahidur Rahman and expatriate engineer Saiful Islam Tipu, who went missing in Tripoli of Libya are now safe in the custody of the Libyan Authority. But it was not confirmed when or how they would be released. 

March 28, 2022
March 28, 2022

Bangladeshi journalist, engineer missing in Libya

A Bangladeshi journalist, who went to Libya on March 21, has been missing for the last five days.

March 9, 2022
March 9, 2022

Only reduced costs can end migrants’ exploitation

Rezaul Mia from Tangail spent about Tk 4.5 lakh, which he acquired through a loan, to get a labourer’s job in Saudi Arabia last year.

October 7, 2021
October 7, 2021

Najmun’s historic journey takes Bangladeshi flag to 150 countries

Before the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s Victory Day, Najmun Nahar -- a Bangladeshi globetrotter -- wanted to reach her personal milestone of visiting 150 countries.

August 27, 2021
August 27, 2021

Reviving a local species of Garfish

Scientists of Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI) have successfully invented an artificial breeding technique for the almost-lost freshwater garfish, known as Kakila in Bangladesh.

August 26, 2021
August 26, 2021

Skyscraper as tall as 1km: Innovative concept from a Bangladeshi engineer

It may surprise many to know that in the global race to build the tallest skyscrapers, two Bangladeshis have made towering contributions.

August 13, 2021
August 13, 2021

Machine-Readable Passports: No explanations yet on 1.5 lakh pending requests

When over 1.5 lakh applications for machine-readable passports are pending for some two months, the authorities have yet to come up with any official explanations about what led to this situation and when and how it is going to be addressed.

August 11, 2021
August 11, 2021

MRP Server Exhausts Capacity: Passport delivery stumbles

The passport authorities sat on upgrading the MRP server that had crossed the 30-million limit in early June, causing delay in reissuing passports to tens of thousands of Bangladeshis, mostly migrants in the Gulf and Southeast Asian countries.