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Dhaka airport still not fog-ready

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.

5d ago

Female worker migration in steady decline since 2023

The migration of Bangladeshi female workers abroad has been declining over the past two years since 2023.

1w ago

Political, economic reforms led to drop in overseas migration last year

More than 700 female workers migrated as skilled professionals last year

1w ago

Injured migrant workers need better support to rebuild their lives

My flight back to Dhaka from Kuala Lumpur is usually not that eventful. I go to the airport, check my luggage in, go through the immigration process and then when it’s time board a plane along with many other families heading home. .However, this time it was quite different. As I boarded t

1w ago

Libya boat capsize: Families search for bodies of loved ones

As the Bangladeshi embassy in Libya struggles to identify the bodies of the 23 migrants who have washed ashore in the northern part of the country, families back home are desperately searching for their missing loved ones.

1w ago

Libya tragedy: 56 migrants were aboard capsized boat

Twenty-three bodies, believed to be of Bangladeshis, have washed up on Libya’s shores, with many more feared missing, Bangladeshi Ambassador to Libya Abul Hasnat Mohammad Khairul Bashar said in a live stream on Facebook yesterday.

2w ago

Remittances grow 3% in January

Migrants sent home $2.18 billion in the first month of 2025

2w ago

Bangladesh warns against fraudulent recruitment of female workers to Malaysia

The Bangladesh High Commission in Malaysia has issued a warning regarding fraudulent activities involving the illegal recruitment of Bangladeshi female workers to Malaysia

2w ago

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

A blow to Bangladeshi PR seekers in Canada

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

11 Bangladeshis rescued in Malaysia from trafficking syndicate

he syndicate was reportedly led by three Bangladeshi men.

Opinion / We need to protect our migrant workers before it's too late

Behind this staggering number lies a grim reality: young lives extinguished far too soon, leaving behind grieving families and communities

The number of bodies of Bangladeshi migrants arriving from abroad rose to a record high in 2024, with a total of 4,813 corpses received by the authorities last year.

The number is a record high, reveals statistics from Wage Earners’ Welfare Board

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.

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

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

For over a year now, parents in Palestine have mourned their children, families have grieved over their homes turned to dust, as thousands were killed by Israel's genocide on the Gaza Strip.

Remittance rises 21% in October

Migrant Bangladeshis sent home $2.39 billion in October

54 Bangladeshis return from Lebanon in first phase

The first batch of 54 Bangladeshi expatriates were repatriated today from Lebanon amid an ongoing conflict in the Middle Eastern country

Three Bangladeshis killed in blast at Malaysia factory

Three Bangladeshi workers died after being injured in an explosion at a chemical factory in Malaysia on Thursday.

Bangladeshi worker killed in Malaysia building collapse

A 22-year-old Bangladeshi construction worker has died, and two other foreign workers were injured when part of a building under construction collapsed at Jalan Bukit Senjuang in Bandar Hilir, Malaysia..Melaka Fire and Rescue Department's deputy director, Raja Saiful Iswandy Raja Hassan, s

Bangladesh embassy in Lebanon started collecting information on the migrants in the Middle Eastern country as Dhaka has decided to evacuate those who want to return home amid Israel's attacks on Lebanon

Labour Export: President seeks support from Malaysia

President Mohammed Shahabuddin has sought support of the Malaysian government to recruit more manpower from Bangladesh.

Bangladeshi expat wins Dh20 million grand prize in UAE Big Ticket draw

A Bangladeshi delivery rider won the Dh20 million grand prize with the latest Big Ticket draw

Non-resident Bangladeshis can now get up to Tk 10 lakh in bank loans

Repayments will be made from the remittances sent home

45 dead after two migrant boats sink off Djibouti: UN

At least 45 people have died after two migrant boats sank off the coast of Djibouti, the UN's migration agency said Tuesday

Dhaka airport still not fog-ready

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.

5d ago

Female worker migration in steady decline since 2023

The migration of Bangladeshi female workers abroad has been declining over the past two years since 2023.

1w ago

Political, economic reforms led to drop in overseas migration last year

More than 700 female workers migrated as skilled professionals last year

1w ago

Injured migrant workers need better support to rebuild their lives

My flight back to Dhaka from Kuala Lumpur is usually not that eventful. I go to the airport, check my luggage in, go through the immigration process and then when it’s time board a plane along with many other families heading home. .However, this time it was quite different. As I boarded t

1w ago

Libya boat capsize: Families search for bodies of loved ones

As the Bangladeshi embassy in Libya struggles to identify the bodies of the 23 migrants who have washed ashore in the northern part of the country, families back home are desperately searching for their missing loved ones.

1w ago

Libya tragedy: 56 migrants were aboard capsized boat

Twenty-three bodies, believed to be of Bangladeshis, have washed up on Libya’s shores, with many more feared missing, Bangladeshi Ambassador to Libya Abul Hasnat Mohammad Khairul Bashar said in a live stream on Facebook yesterday.

2w ago

Remittances grow 3% in January

Migrants sent home $2.18 billion in the first month of 2025

2w ago

Bangladesh warns against fraudulent recruitment of female workers to Malaysia

The Bangladesh High Commission in Malaysia has issued a warning regarding fraudulent activities involving the illegal recruitment of Bangladeshi female workers to Malaysia

2w ago

We need to protect our migrant workers before it's too late

Behind this staggering number lies a grim reality: young lives extinguished far too soon, leaving behind grieving families and communities

3w ago

4,813 bodies of migrant workers arrived in 2024

The number of bodies of Bangladeshi migrants arriving from abroad rose to a record high in 2024, with a total of 4,813 corpses received by the authorities last year.

3w ago