Immigration & customs

Immigration & customs

DID YOU KNOW / Where did most Bangladeshi migrant workers go in 2022?

Over 11.35 lakh Bangladeshis migrated to foreign nations in 2022, the highest ever in the history of the south Asian country.

1y ago

E-gates from June 7: No more lengthy immigration process

The days of lengthy immigration formalities at Dhaka airport will soon be over as 27 electronic gates are set to become operational from June 7.

2y ago

Australia offers visa fee refund to lure international workers, students

Australia's government will refund visa application cost to students and temporary workers who want to go to the country.

2y ago

Expats, health ministers can’t confirm when PCR lab at airport will open

Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad and Health Minister Zahid Maleque today could not say exactly when the RT-PCR lab for Covid-19 tests -- for migrant workers going to United Arab Emirates (UAE) -- would open at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

3y ago

Covid test at Dhaka airport within 3-4 days: CAAB Chairman

Covid-19 testing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka will begin within three to four days, chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) Air-Vice Marshal M Mofidur Rahman said today.

3y ago

10 Bangladeshis return after serving jail term in India

Ten Bangladeshi men and women returned to the country through Benapole check-post on Thursday night after serving three years in jail for entering India illegally.

3y ago

Traffickers abuse visit, on-arrival visas

Abusing  visit visas and on-arrival visas, a transnational syndicate has been trafficking people from Bangladesh to different countries, including the Middle East and Europe.

3y ago

Halt all on-arrival visas

Due to the pandemic, visa on-arrival for citizens of all countries has been suspended since June last year. Nevertheless, many foreign nationals are still arriving at the airport and applying for on-arrival visas.

3y ago

Visa Center Inc holds seminar on immigration and study in Canada

Visa Center Inc., an immigration consultancy firm in Bangladesh, yesterday organised a seminar on "Immigration and Study in Canada" at

9y ago

19 passport brokers jailed

A mobile court today detains 20 illegal passport brokers near the Immigration and Passport office at Agargaon in Dhaka and sentences 19 of them to three-month imprisonment each

9y ago