Expat life

Expat life

Exploited and trapped, man dies in Malaysia

A journey to Malaysia, a dream of a better life. Driven by the hope of securing a job with a decent payday, Md Shofiqul Islam, 33, of Pabna,  went to Malaysia five months ago. Little did he know that this aspiration would spiral into despair and eventual demise.

9m ago

9,370 expatriates are currently in foreign prisons: Hasan Mahmud

Foreign Minister Mohammed Hasan Mahmud informed parliament today that a total of 9,370 Bangladeshi expatriates are currently held in prisons across 26 countries

10m ago

Virginia senate recognises Bangladeshi-owned Washington university

Washington University of Science and Technology (WUST) has been recognised at Virginia state senate assembly. Virginia's Fairfax State Senator John Chapman Peterson on January 18 lauded the activities of the only Bangladeshi-owned university in the US at their senate general assembly where

1y ago

Bangladeshi-owned Mianz International Group among Maldives' top businesses

Mianz International Group, a company of expatriate Bangladeshi businessman and entrepreneur Ahmed Mottaki, has once again been ranked among the top 100 companies in the Maldives.

2y ago

Bangladeshi workers struggling amidst economic crisis in Lebanon

Bangladeshi migrant workers continued to face financial hardship in Lebanon, while many found it difficult to remit money home after making ends meet, due to a prolonged economic crisis there.

2y ago

Bangladeshi expats in Iraq confined, tortured, extorted by syndicate

Inside the torture cell, when there was no water, urine was offered as a substitute.

2y ago

Tk 1,290cr fund for migrant workers, others

The government has introduced a loan fund worth Tk 1,290 crore to help returning migrant workers, unemployed youths and rural entrepreneurs set up new businesses.

2y ago

Bangladeshi Workers: Marooned in Lebanon meltdown

Migrant worker Mashiur Titu saw his monthly income in Lebanon drop by half in two years due to a prolonged economic crisis in the Arab country.

3y ago

18 Bangladeshi trafficking victims return from Indonesia

Rescued from the Andaman Sea by the Indonesian authorities around three months ago, 18 Bangladeshi fortune seekers returned home yesterday.

9y ago

Commuters suffer as bridge collapse snaps road link

Commuters are suffering a lot as a Bailey bridge on Dinajpur-Dhaka highway at Ambari area of Chirirbandar upazila collapsed on the

9y ago

Storms sweep thru' 3 Sunamganj upazilas

At least 34 people were injured and over 500 houses damagaed as storms lashed several villages in three upazilas of Sunamganj district early yesterday and on Monday night.

9y ago

900 Rohingya and Bangladeshi trafficking victims survive

About 900 Bangladeshi migrants, Rohingyas make it to shore in Indonesia and Thailand, as Myanmar undermined calls for a coordinated response to human-trafficking crisis by threatening to boycott a planned summit.

9y ago

Rescuers bring ashore 469 migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh after their wooden boat arrived off Aceh in northwest Indonesia

Rescuers yesterday brought ashore 469 migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh after their wooden boat arrived off Aceh in northwest Indonesia, an official said.

9y ago

400 feared dead

Nearly 400 migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Libya are feared to have drowned after their vessel capsized.

9y ago

Fish poisoned to death over land dispute

Fishes worth Tk 13 lakh were poisoned to death over a land dispute at Protap Joysen village in Pirgachha upazila on Tuesday night.

9y ago

Schoolgirl rescued 10 days into abduction in Sylhet

A schoolgirl was rescued from Jindabazar area of Sylhet city, 10 days into her abduction on Tuesday while a tractor driver was

9y ago

Man killed over land dispute

A man was killed and four others were injured over a land dispute at Madhyapur village in Morrelganj upazila yesterday.

9y ago

20 rescued while being trafficked to Malaysia

Bangladesh Coast Guard rescue 20 Bangladeshi fortune seekers from Kutubdia upazila of Cox’s Bazar when they were being trafficked to Malaysia

9y ago