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Migrant worker forced to fight for Russia killed in drone attack

"Are you Akram's mother? How do I tell you that Akram is no more…?".Mobina Begum, mother of Akram Hossain, a migrant worker who was forcefully made to fight for Russia by human traffickers in its war against Ukraine, got a call from his fellow Bangladeshi fighter from Kishoreganj on Thursd

5d 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.

6d ago

Expat killed in South Africa road crash

The deceased is Md Gias Uddin Mia, 55, a resident of Mrigi village of Faridpur Sadar upazila

1w ago

Record $3.29 billion remittance came in March

Remittance inflow posted a 65% year-on-year jump

2w ago

'Tortured by traffickers', man dies in Libya

Sohag Mia, a 28-year-old resident of Kalipur Dakshinpara in Bhairab municipality, Kishoreganj, has reportedly died in Libya while in the custody of human traffickers

3w ago

Remittances near record $3 billion in March 

The inflow was 82.46 percent higher than the same period last year, according to industry insiders. 

4w ago

Eid windfall: Remittance soars 78% in 19 days

Remittance inflows surged by around 78 percent year-on-year in the first 19 days of March as migrant workers sent more money home to relatives ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious occasion in the country.

1m ago

18 Bangladeshis trapped in Myanmar to return home today

They will arrive in Dhaka on a Thai Airways flight, said a press release

1m ago

Italy visa crisis: Victims demand CA’s intervention

Victims of the ongoing Italy visa crisis have sought the intervention of Prof Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser of the interim government, to resolve the crisis.

The migration of Bangladeshi workers abroad for jobs declined by 36 percent last month compared to the previous month, with a sharp fall in migration to top destination Saudi Arabia, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET).

Migration to Saudi Arabia falls from 76,618 in January to 44,258 in February

Sex education is not vulgarity. It is survival

Migrants sent home $2.52 billion in February

Labour sending by Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Services Ltd (Boesl) remained limited mainly to two countries although it has explored more than 20 countries in past 14 years

Passengers are experiencing severe difficulties due to frequent flight diversions caused by low visibility amid dense fog during winter, as pilots are unable to land aircrafts in the absence of a Category 2 Instrument Landing System (ILS) at Dhaka airport.

71 Bangladeshis without valid papers held in Malaysia

The Kuala Lumpur Immigration Department arrested 176 illegal immigrants, including 71 Bangladeshi nationals, during a raid in the Jalan Alor area of Bukit Bintang on Wednesday night, reports Malaysia’s national news agency Bernama.

Jobs in Malaysia: 18,000 workers in depths of despair

Frustration is mounting among the over 18,000 Bangladeshis who missed a deadline to fly to Malaysia for work around eight months ago.

Malaysia extends repatriation programme for undocumented Bangladeshis

The Bangladesh High Commission in Malaysia has announced an extension of the Migrant Repatriation Programme for undocumented Bangladeshi nationals, allowing them to return home under revised provisions set by the Malaysian government

65 foreigners, including 42 Bangladeshis, nabbed in Malaysia

Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said the foreigners were operating the farm along Jalan Halia Muda, Kampung Johan Setia, under the guise of a temporary employment visit pass for the construction sector, which had expired on January 9, 2025

Canada's Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that it will no longer accept new applications under this scheme from 2025 onwards, leaving many Bangladeshi families in uncertainty

Addressing the crisis in Bangladeshi labour migration

The decline in the number of Bangladeshi migrant workers is a wake-up call for the country's policymakers and stakeholders

Migration saw 22pc drop last year: report

A total of 1,011,856 people went abroad, a decrease of 293,597 compared to 1,305,856 people in 2023, according to BMET.

Bangladesh gets record $27 billion in remittance in 2024

Remittance inflow also broke single-month record in December

Complaints against embassy officials to be investigated

Written complaints accusing diplomatic staff of misbehaving with expatriates will be investigated by the foreign ministry, and guilty officials will face dismissal and legal action, said Prof Asif Nazrul yesterday.

Migrant worker forced to fight for Russia killed in drone attack

"Are you Akram's mother? How do I tell you that Akram is no more…?".Mobina Begum, mother of Akram Hossain, a migrant worker who was forcefully made to fight for Russia by human traffickers in its war against Ukraine, got a call from his fellow Bangladeshi fighter from Kishoreganj on Thursd

5d 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.

6d ago

Expat killed in South Africa road crash

The deceased is Md Gias Uddin Mia, 55, a resident of Mrigi village of Faridpur Sadar upazila

1w ago

Record $3.29 billion remittance came in March

Remittance inflow posted a 65% year-on-year jump

2w ago

'Tortured by traffickers', man dies in Libya

Sohag Mia, a 28-year-old resident of Kalipur Dakshinpara in Bhairab municipality, Kishoreganj, has reportedly died in Libya while in the custody of human traffickers

3w ago

Remittances near record $3 billion in March 

The inflow was 82.46 percent higher than the same period last year, according to industry insiders. 

4w ago

Eid windfall: Remittance soars 78% in 19 days

Remittance inflows surged by around 78 percent year-on-year in the first 19 days of March as migrant workers sent more money home to relatives ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious occasion in the country.

1m ago

18 Bangladeshis trapped in Myanmar to return home today

They will arrive in Dhaka on a Thai Airways flight, said a press release

1m ago

Italy visa crisis: Victims demand CA’s intervention

Victims of the ongoing Italy visa crisis have sought the intervention of Prof Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser of the interim government, to resolve the crisis.

1m ago

Workers’ migration drops by 36pc in February

The migration of Bangladeshi workers abroad for jobs declined by 36 percent last month compared to the previous month, with a sharp fall in migration to top destination Saudi Arabia, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET).

1m ago