Canada's Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that it will no longer accept new applications under this scheme from 2025 onwards, leaving many Bangladeshi families in uncertainty
The decline in the number of Bangladeshi migrant workers is a wake-up call for the country's policymakers and stakeholders
A total of 1,011,856 people went abroad, a decrease of 293,597 compared to 1,305,856 people in 2023, according to BMET.
Remittance inflow also broke single-month record in December
Written complaints accusing diplomatic staff of misbehaving with expatriates will be investigated by the foreign ministry, and guilty officials will face dismissal and legal action, said Prof Asif Nazrul yesterday.
They said it will be the largest organisation of expatriates, with the aim of establishing the dignity and fair rights of expatriates
he syndicate was reportedly led by three Bangladeshi men.
However, November’s inflow of $2.2 billion was 8.16% lower than the previous month
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
President Mohammed Shahabuddin has sought support of the Malaysian government to recruit more manpower from Bangladesh.
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
The Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment has issued a travel alert for Bangladeshi citizens planning to visit Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia
For over a year now, parents in Palestine have mourned their children, families have grieved over their homes turned to dust, as thousands were killed by Israel's genocide on the Gaza Strip.
The first batch of 54 Bangladeshi expatriates were repatriated today from Lebanon amid an ongoing conflict in the Middle Eastern country
Three Bangladeshi workers died after being injured in an explosion at a chemical factory in Malaysia on Thursday.
A 22-year-old Bangladeshi construction worker has died, and two other foreign workers were injured when part of a building under construction collapsed at Jalan Bukit Senjuang in Bandar Hilir, Malaysia..Melaka Fire and Rescue Department's deputy director, Raja Saiful Iswandy Raja Hassan, s
A fresh batch of 150 undocumented Bangladeshi migrants, who were detained in Libya's Ganfuda Detention Centre, returned home today
The first group of Bangladeshi migrants, who have been granted pardons by Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates, are expected to return home this evening
For passengers with past experience of the Dhaka airport, the prospect of flying into Bangladesh’s capital has not been a pleasant one, chiefly because of the seemingly interminable delays in getting their checked-in baggage.
Imports, remittances and forex reserves are likely to increase, the leading chamber says
Worried about their dear ones and communities back home amid the ongoing flooding in Bangladesh, many expatriates living in different countries took to Facebook to express their concerns and called for immediate rescue and relief initiatives
Reserves stood at $20.48 billion on July 31, down from $21.78 billion a month ago
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State Minister for Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Shofiqur Rahman Choudhury has said they have yet to receive any official confirmation from the UAE government regarding visa restrictions for Bangladeshis
Uncertainty looms over the fate of hundreds of Saudi-bound Bangladeshi migrant workers as Saudia airlines cancelled multiple flights following the countrywide internet shutdown since Thursday night.
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight returned to the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport shortly after take-off this morning as the cooling system of the plane's air conditioner was not working
Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has urged Bangladeshi expatriates in Saudi Arabia to send remittances to the country through legal channels
At least 8,565 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2023, making it the deadliest year since records began a decade ago, the UN's International Organization for Migration said Wednesday.."The 2023 death toll represents a tragic increase of 20 percent compared to 2022, highlighting
A Malaysian MP has called for streamlining the country’s foreign worker recruitment process, a day after a Bangladeshi lawmaker said that over 1,000 irregular Bangladeshi migrants were imprisoned in Malaysia.
In February, migrants sent home $2.16 billion, up 39% year-on-year
Malaysia begins its Migration Repatriation Programme (MRP) today, enabling undocumented migrant workers to be sent back to their home countries without facing prosecution.
Finance Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali today told the parliament from July to July to January of the current financial year (2023-24), the country received some $12.9 billion ($12, 900.63 million) in remittances
For the last four months, Rafiqul Islam [a pseudonym to protect him from further consequences] has been stuck in an abandoned three-story building in Kuala Lumpur along with 149 others -- all without any work.
The government has a work plan to send 60 lakh workers abroad in the next five years, State Minister for Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Shofiqur Rahman Choudhury told parliament today
The much anticipated third terminal of the Dhaka airport is likely to be fully ready for use in October, enhancing the passenger and cargo handling capacity.
The government yesterday brought back 144 irregular Bangladeshi migrants from north African country Libya.
