Remittance surged 30 percent year-on-year in July, the first month of the current fiscal year, maintaining buoyancy in inflows as more than 40 lakh Bangladeshis have gone abroad for work over the past four years.
Bangladeshi workers arrested in Malaysia on charges of involvement in terrorism were sending money to the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria and Bangladesh, Malaysian police chief Khalid Ismail has claimed.
Malaysia is expected to recruit a maximum of 30,000 to 40,000 workers from Bangladesh over the next year, said Asif Nazrul, adviser to the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment.
Remittance in Bangladesh crossed $30 billion for the first time and rose by a record $6.4 billion in the fiscal year 2024-25.
Remittance inflows crossed the $30 billion mark on Saturday, two days before the fiscal year is due to end, making it the highest receipts yet in Bangladesh’s history.
Malaysian police have detained 36 Bangladeshi nationals who were found to be directly “involved in a radical militant movement”, reports Malaysian outlet New Straits Times.
Despite high hopes, the budget did not introduce any new initiatives aimed at improving migrant workers' welfare, standard of living, healthcare, or security
Bangladesh recorded a sharp rise in remittance inflows in May, as migrant workers sent more money home in the run-up to Eid-ul-Azha, which falls in early June.
Amid serious deterioration of security situation, Bangladesh government has urged its citizens not to undertake any visit to Syria.
BNP yesterday unveiled the logo, theme and slogan of its forthcoming sixth national council.
A considerable number of girls are still unaware of the prospect of technical education although the government has been giving utmost priority to this skill-based study, deemed crucial for industrial growth and national development.
Customs Intelligence seizes 1000 counterfeit ATM cards at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
The Thai government yesterday assured Bangladesh of looking into the visa and immigration cases of its businessmen, investors and
Bangladesh inks deal with Malaysia to send 15 lakh workers in three years under government-to-government (G2G) Plus system. Under the deal, Bangladeshi labours will be recruited in almost every sector including constructions, manufactures and services.
Minister of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Nurul Islam yesterday said Qatar assured him of recruiting over 300,000 skilled Bangladeshi workers in the next two years.
Qatari Prime Minister Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al Thani has assured hiring more workers from Bangladesh and providing them skill training facilities, said an expatriates' welfare and overseas employment ministry press release yesterday.
Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam yesterday said Malaysian job market will reopen soon for
The year 2016 will be crucial for migration, which attracted global focus for amalgamating nationalism and the build up to integration through sharing sovereignty, observed Sir Peter Sutherland at a seminar in the capital yesterday.
