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.
Remittance inflow posted a 65% year-on-year jump
The Bangladesh mission thanked law enforcers in Misrata for the quick and effective move
The inflow was 82.46 percent higher than the same period last year, according to industry insiders.
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.
They will arrive in Dhaka on a Thai Airways flight, said a press release
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.
A batch of 139 Bangladeshi irregular migrants today returned home from Libya with the support of the Bangladesh government and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM)
Alongside the 50 percent less-skilled workers, last year 24.77 percent of workers migrated in "skilled," 21.01 percent in "semi-skilled," and 4.14 percent in "professional" categories
Seven undocumented Bangladeshi workers were detained in Malaysia today for various immigration offenses, reports The New Straits Times
A total of 85 undocumented Bangladeshi workers were detained during separate drives in Malaysia yesterday for various immigration related offenses, according to Malaysian media
Bangladesh and Libya today discussed key areas of addressing safe and regular migration and preventing human trafficking
Immediate past state minister for planning Shamsul Alam says
Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves fell to $20.38 billion yesterday after the central bank settled import bills of two months through the Asian Clearing Union (ACU), a top official said today.
To honour the contributions of migrant workers to the country’s GDP growth and their role in enriching foreign currency reserves, The Daily Star and BRAC have jointly initiated the “Remittance Award”.
The government today brought back a group of 140 Bangladeshi migrants from Libya.
There should be a special focus on enhancing the skills training of prospective migrant workers, said Cabinet Secretary Mahbub Hossain yesterday.
