Migration
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
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
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
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
Remittance rises 80% in September
Migrant Bangladeshis sent in $2.40 billion in September, 8.12% higher than August
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
Sending workers to Greece: No recruitment even 5 months after deal
More than five months have passed since the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Bangladesh and Greece on sending workers to the European country, but the fresh recruitment is yet to begin.
Bangladesh truly a champion on migration management: IOM
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has appreciated Bangladesh’s overall migration management and gradual prevention of irregular migration enabling regular migration.
Malaysia labour market: 2 agencies get ‘recruitment approval’
The government yesterday gave recruitment approval to two agencies for sending migrant workers to Malaysia amid allegations of attempts to create a “syndicate of 25 agencies”.
16 killed after vessel carrying Haitian migrants capsizes off Bahamas coast
Sixteen people are dead after a vessel carrying Haitian migrants capsized off the coast of The Bahamas, authorities said on Sunday, amid a continuing wave of sea migration toward the United States.
Nearly 700 migrants rescued off Italian coast, 5 found dead
Almost 700 migrants, including five dead bodies, were rescued on Saturday off the southern coast of Italy, a coastguard statement said on Sunday, as flows of migrants crossing the Mediterranean increase during favourable sea conditions.
Highest number of migrants reaching Italian shores this year are Bangladeshis: Ambassador
Bangladeshis were found to be the highest number of irregular migrants reaching the shores of Italy in the first six months this year.
Bangladeshi workers won’t face any exploitation, discrimination: Malaysia PM assures Momen
Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has guaranteed that Bangladeshi workers there will not face any exploitation or discrimination.
Malaysia starts process of hiring workers
Malaysia has started the process of hiring workers from Bangladesh without settling the controversy surrounding the syndicate of 25 agencies chosen to conduct the recruitment.
88pc female migrants get no job contracts
Parul Begum (name changed), a single mother of two, thought she caught a break when she got the offer to work as domestic help in Qatar for a monthly salary of Tk 40,000.
Govt sets Tk 78,990 max migration cost in Bangladesh for workers going to Malaysia
The government has set Tk 78,990 as maximum migration cost at Bangladesh end that a worker will have to bear to secure employment in Malaysia.