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.
The migration of Bangladeshi workers abroad for jobs declined by 36 percent last month compared to the previous month, with a sharp fall in migration to top destination Saudi Arabia, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET).
Despite getting clearance from the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) a total of 16,970 migrant workers could not reach Malaysia before May 31, when the deadline for workers to enter the Southeast Asian country ended.
Of the $21.61 billion remittance Bangladesh received in FY23, only $44.99 million came from Saarc countries
A total of 16,970 migrant workers failed to reach Malaysia before the deadline of May 31 due to mismanagement by government authorities and local recruiting agents
$2.25 billion remittance came in May this year, up from last year same month's $1.7 billion
Mismanagement by government authorities and local recruiting agents led to over 3,000 workers failing to reach Malaysia before the deadline of May 31.
Says state minister for expat welfare as up to four thousand Malaysian-bound migrant workers failed to fly to Malaysia before deadline
Despite having the necessary documents, up to four thousand Bangladeshi migrant workers failed to go to Malaysia due to not getting air tickets, Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies said today
Several hundred Malaysia-bound migrant workers waited for hours at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport amid uncertainties as the deadline for workers to enter the southeast Asian country ended yesterday.
When Malaysia resumed hiring Bangladeshis in August 2022 after a four-year hiatus, governments of the two countries agreed that a worker would have to spend just Tk 78,990 to get a job in the Southeast Asian country and fly there.
Ticket prices for Dhaka-Kuala Lumpur flights have reached exorbitant levels with Bangladeshi migrant workers scrambling to reach Malaysia by May 31.
