Migration

Migration

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

2w ago

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

2w ago

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.

2w ago

Bangladesh gets record $27 billion in remittance in 2024

Remittance inflow also broke single-month record in December

2w ago

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.

3w ago

Bangladesh Expatriate Network launched

They said it will be the largest organisation of expatriates, with the aim of establishing the dignity and fair rights of expatriates

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11 Bangladeshis rescued in Malaysia from trafficking syndicate

he syndicate was reportedly led by three Bangladeshi men.

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Remittance rises 14% in November

However, November’s inflow of $2.2 billion was 8.16% lower than the previous month

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Migration of Bangladeshi female workers to Saudi Arabia drops 35pc

Only 26,834 female workers went to Saudi Arabia between January and September 2024, down from 41,327 workers during the same period last year

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Remittance rises 21% in October

Migrant Bangladeshis sent home $2.39 billion in October

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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

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Bangladesh mission in Lebanon collecting info on migrants willing to return

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

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

Repayments will be made from the remittances sent home

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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

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Remittance rises 80% in September

Migrant Bangladeshis sent in $2.40 billion in September, 8.12% higher than August

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9 dead, 48 missing after migrant boat sinks off Spanish island

A boat carrying migrants capsized off Spain's Canary islands overnight, killing at least nine people and leaving 48 missing, the national maritime rescue service said on Saturday

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At least 4 killed in migrant shipwreck off Greek island

At least four migrants died when their boat sank on Monday off the Greek island of Samos, the Greek coastguard said

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150 more Bangladeshis repatriated from Libya

A fresh batch of 150 undocumented Bangladeshi migrants, who were detained in Libya's Ganfuda Detention Centre, returned home today

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