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
Momen calls for rehabilitating climate migrants
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has called upon major carbon emitting countries to rehabilitate the climate migrants displaced from their homes and traditional jobs due to climate change.
Migrants Going Abroad: Their pleas finally heard
Mohiuddin Belal, an engineer based in UAE, heaved a sigh of relief on August 4 when he heard that his host country had lifted the flight ban from Bangladesh after about three months.
18 Bangladeshi migrants return from Lebanon
A group of 18 Bangladeshi migrants returned home yesterday from Lebanon after the International Organisation for Migration in coordination with governments of the countries facilitated their return.
Remittance slips to 6-month low
Remittance inflow has declined by 8 per cent year-on-year to $1.8 billion in August, lowest in six months due to money transfer through informal channels termed like hundi, increased, bankers said.
Ethical practice in recruitment a must
Speakers at a virtual consultation yesterday said standard employment contract paper should be provided to outgoing migrant workers as part of fair and ethical recruitment practices in the migration sector.
Govt to give CIP status to international recruiting agents
Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry has framed a policy to recognise recruiting agents as the Commercially Important Person (CIP) for their contribution to overseas employment.
Media’s proactive role a must: speakers
Speakers at a dialogue yesterday stressed the need for media’s proactive role in addressing different challenges in the country’s labour migration sector.
‘One-stop service for female migrant workers’
A fully-functional “one-stop service centre” should be created to provide all kinds of support and information to female migrant workers regarding their safe migration, said speakers during an online dialogue yesterday.
Caught up in uncertainty
Several thousand UAE-bound Bangladeshi expatriate workers are passing days in uncertainty over returning to the gulf country due to absence of rapid PCR test facilities of Covid-19 in Bangladesh airports.
Bodies of 398 migrants sent home from Jeddah
At least 398 bodies of Bangladeshi migrants were sent from Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah region in the 2020-2021 fiscal year following efforts taken by the Bangladesh Consulate General in Jeddah.