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.
Most returnees had illegally entered Libya to reach Europe by sea
At least 15 more Bangladeshis are still held in the same 'game room'
Despite high hopes, the budget did not introduce any new initiatives aimed at improving migrant workers' welfare, standard of living, healthcare, or security
Nearly 200 workers then began a strike on Friday, he said, requesting not to be named for fear of backlash.
LGRD Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has said Malaysia in principle has decided to recruit a large number of Bangladeshi workers in the days to come
"Are you Akram's mother? How do I tell you that Akram is no more…?".Mobina Begum, mother of Akram Hossain, a migrant worker who was forcefully made to fight for Russia by human traffickers in its war against Ukraine, got a call from his fellow Bangladeshi fighter from Kishoreganj on Thursd
Migrant workers sent $21.61 billion to Bangladesh in the just-concluded fiscal year as remittance rebounded on the back of higher flow on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha and a record outflow of labourers, official figures showed yesterday
At least 77.5 percent work of the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport has been completed and there could be a soft opening in the first week of October.
Bangladesh for the first time has sent seasonal farm workers to the UK under its Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme
Speakers at a dissemination workshop today said the social cost borne by elderly parents of migrant workers is an under-addressed area in the country’s labour migration discourse, stressing adequate government measures to this end
At least 339 people, who were victims of fraud by a private hajj agency, finally flew off to Saudi Arabia to perform hajj
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will be spending about Tk 12.9 crores ($1.18 million) to send 100 officials to Saudi Arabia to “assist Bangladeshi hajis” despite having a ground handling services agent who is supposed to do everything for about two-thirds of that cost.
The government’s Information and Communication Technology division will work with the "Ami Probashi" app to provide different digital services to migrant workers, said State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak today
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has been named World's Best Airline in the 2023 Skytrax World Airline Awards. It is the fifth time the company has won this prestigious accolade
A third official whose name came up in the investigation into the question paper leak of Biman's recruitment exam was removed from his post recently..Deputy Secretary Muhammad Nizam Uddin Ahmed was transferred from his post of general manager of the Administration and Human Resources Depar
Makes her stand for two hours during layover
The latest go-to place in Dhaka is “At the Table”, a food court at the crossroads of Moghbazar Mor and Eskaton, towards Bangla Motor. This intersection is one of the most chaotic and busiest in the city, making it an unlikely place for an upmarket food court.
Kaktarua Puppet Theater is reviving the dying art of puppetry in Bangladesh, using engaging puppet shows to educate children, promote social awareness, and offer therapeutic care, despite limited funding and modern digital distractions.
I remember—it was late afternoon, the sun leaning westward. From a distance, a soft yet resolute melody drifted through the air. I was just a boy then, curious and drawn by the sound. I approached quietly.
