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Family pays Tk 42 lakh, still loses son to traffickers in Libya

At least 15 more Bangladeshis are still held in the same 'game room'

1w ago

Migrant workers overlooked again

Despite high hopes, the budget did not introduce any new initiatives aimed at improving migrant workers' welfare, standard of living, healthcare, or security

2w ago

Remittance jumps 32% in May

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.

2w ago

Need to increase skilled workers for global labour market: Asif Nazrul

He stresses need for more skilled workers amid shifting global labour demands

2w ago

New platform for foreign airlines GSA launched

According to the forum members, 28 GSA companies are currently active in Bangladesh

3w ago

Pakistani carrier AirSial gets CAAB approval to operate direct flights

This is the second Pakistani airlines after Fly Jinnah to be greenlit for flights between the countries

3w ago

Trump’s remittance tax plan poses threat to Bangladesh

The US House Budget Committee voted late on Sunday to move forward with President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act", a proposal that could make sending money back home more expensive for three lakh Bangladeshis currently living in the United States.

3w ago

Bangladesh, Malaysia to begin Joint Working Group meeting tomorrow

Safe migration, overseas employment on the discussion table

3w ago

Remittance surges 37% in April

Migrants sent home $2.6 billion in the first 29 days of April

Migrant worker forced to fight for Russia killed in drone attack

"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

Eid windfall: Remittance soars 78% in 19 days

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.

Political, economic reforms led to drop in overseas migration last year

More than 700 female workers migrated as skilled professionals last year

4m ago

Injured migrant workers need better support to rebuild their lives

My flight back to Dhaka from Kuala Lumpur is usually not that eventful. I go to the airport, check my luggage in, go through the immigration process and then when it’s time board a plane along with many other families heading home. .However, this time it was quite different. As I boarded t

4m ago

Libya boat capsize: Families search for bodies of loved ones

As the Bangladeshi embassy in Libya struggles to identify the bodies of the 23 migrants who have washed ashore in the northern part of the country, families back home are desperately searching for their missing loved ones.

4m ago

Libya tragedy: 56 migrants were aboard capsized boat

Twenty-three bodies, believed to be of Bangladeshis, have washed up on Libya’s shores, with many more feared missing, Bangladeshi Ambassador to Libya Abul Hasnat Mohammad Khairul Bashar said in a live stream on Facebook yesterday.

4m ago

Remittances grow 3% in January

Migrants sent home $2.18 billion in the first month of 2025

4m ago

Bangladesh warns against fraudulent recruitment of female workers to Malaysia

The Bangladesh High Commission in Malaysia has issued a warning regarding fraudulent activities involving the illegal recruitment of Bangladeshi female workers to Malaysia

4m ago

We need to protect our migrant workers before it's too late

Behind this staggering number lies a grim reality: young lives extinguished far too soon, leaving behind grieving families and communities

4m ago

4,813 bodies of migrant workers arrived in 2024

The number of bodies of Bangladeshi migrants arriving from abroad rose to a record high in 2024, with a total of 4,813 corpses received by the authorities last year.

4m ago

4,813 bodies of migrant workers arrived in Bangladesh in 2024

The number is a record high, reveals statistics from Wage Earners’ Welfare Board

4m ago

71 Bangladeshis without valid papers held in Malaysia

The Kuala Lumpur Immigration Department arrested 176 illegal immigrants, including 71 Bangladeshi nationals, during a raid in the Jalan Alor area of Bukit Bintang on Wednesday night, reports Malaysia’s national news agency Bernama.

4m ago

Budget targets chocolate, lipstick

If you're planning to import cheap lipstick into Bangladesh anytime soon, think again. The country's interim government, in its latest budget, has quietly declared war on undervalued imports with a series of oddly specific tweaks to customs rules. Among the victims: chocolate bars, lipsticks, eye shadow, and -- wait for it -- inflatable toys.

1w ago

FY26 budget skips insurance reforms

The liquidity crisis in the sector worsened significantly in 2024, with only 57 percent of insurance claims being settled,

2w ago

No clear roadmap for investment

The budget for FY26 has drawn strong criticism from business leaders who say it lacks a clear roadmap for improving the investment climate, bolstering industrial competitiveness, and implementing overdue reforms in the banking sector.

2w ago
  • LPG
  • Cigarettes
  • Flat, commercial space
  • Skincare products/services
  • LED light
  • Soap, shampoo
  • OTT platform subscription
  • Online shopping
  • Plastic household products
  • Locally made lift
  • Locally made LPG cylinder
  • Locally made home appliances (washing machine, micro-wave, blender, etc)
  • Self-copy paper, duplex board, coated paper
  • Cotton yarn
  • Manmade fiber
  • Screw, nut, bolt
  • Surgical kits
  • Rod
  • Locally made mobile phone
  • Ship scrap goods
  • Cement sheets
  • Credit rating services
  • Three-wheeler battery
  • Blade
  • Helicopter service
  • Ballpoint pen
  • Toys
  • Cancer drugs, insulin
  • Sugar
  • Sanitary napkin
  • Air fare
  • Newsprint paper
  • Ice cream
  • Locally made e-bike
  • LNG
  • Clay pots, paper plates
  • Locally made monitors (>30")
  • Lithium, griffin battery
  • Tires
  • Land registration fee

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