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
July 21, 2021
July 21, 2021

‘Mehmankhana’ shares joy of Eid with 6,000 low-income people 

‘Mehmankhana’, an initiative by a group of volunteers in Dhaka’s Lalmatia, made special arrangements to feed low-income people on the occasion of holy Eid-ul-Azha. 

July 11, 2021
July 11, 2021

Sheuli’s gold pendants and the authorities’ deep sleep!

Everyone present on the grounds of Nishchintopur Primary School was in uncertainty that day.

May 14, 2021
May 14, 2021

‘Mehmankhana’ sharing Eid joy with hot meals for the less fortunate

During the whole month of Ramadan, nearly 1,500 people received iftar here every day. ‘Mehmankhana’, as the organisers call it, aimed to provide hot meals to orphaned children, rickshaw-pullers, street vendors, and people from other marginalised sections of society who have become unemployed during lockdown. Special arrangements were also made for all these people on the day of Eid. Everyone was happy with such an arrangement on Eid day.

March 17, 2021
March 17, 2021

BCS exam to be on schedule

The 41st BCS preliminary examination is going ahead on March 19 after the High Court rejected a writ petition filed by a BCS candidate seeking its deferral due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the recent surge in infections and fatalities.

February 23, 2021
February 23, 2021

Noted columnist Syed Abul Maksud no more

Noted columnist, researcher and writer Syed Abul Maksud today breathed his last at Square Hospital in Dhaka. He was 74.

January 8, 2021
January 8, 2021

Abiron’s Death in KSA: Family demands justice, rejects settlement

A Saudi court has rejected the bail petitions of three accused arrested in a case filed for the murder of a Bangladeshi domestic worker in Saudi Arabia two years ago.

November 30, 2020
November 30, 2020

BFRI Recruitment: Passing test without even appearing

The written test was held on Saturday afternoon. The result that came out eleven hours later left many candidates surprised.

November 29, 2020
November 29, 2020

Fisheries Research Institute recruitment: Candidate passes without appearing for exam!

In the recruitment test for the post of Scientific Officer (Temporary) of Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI) under the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, a candidate has reportedly passed without appearing for the written test.

November 1, 2020
November 1, 2020

That grim caravan just won’t stop

It was 4:00am yesterday when the first light of dawn was still far from the Dhaka sky.

October 31, 2020
October 31, 2020

473 women migrant workers dead abroad since 2016, 175 in Saudi Arabia alone

A year after she was sent to Saudi Arabia as a domestic worker, Nodi returned to Bangladesh last night, lifeless, crammed inside a coffin, only to be received by her wailing relatives on the premises of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.