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 city’s booming real estate has also been used by Bangladeshis as an offshore haven to park wealth for a big reason
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
Having experienced two earthquakes in the span of a single week, an obvious question looms – are we taking this silent threat seriously enough?
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
Says Forbes Advisor report
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
With this, the total number of returnees rose to 1,390, the foreign ministry said
An undocumented Bangladeshi migrant worker choosing to enter Europe from Libya, will almost certainly be held captive by armed militias, tortured, and their families extorted for lakhs of taka.
PM's education and cultural affairs adviser tells conference
People made Tk 4,100 crore MFS transactions in 2023's December
Foreign Minister Mohammed Hasan Mahmud informed parliament today that a total of 9,370 Bangladeshi expatriates are currently held in prisons across 26 countries
Habib Khalasi, a migrant worker from Faridpur’s Bhanga upazila, went to Saudi Arabia in 2019 to turn the wheel of fortune for his poor family. But he returned home in a coffin last year.
Says Bangladesh Embassy in Libya
733 stranded Bangladeshi workers, who were tricked into coming to Malaysia for non-existent jobs, yesterday successfully claimed more than Tk 2.38 crore (RM 1 million) in unpaid wages from their supposed employers.
They will receive over Tk 2.3cr in unpaid wages
Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury urged the Saudi government to simplify the process of remittance transfer which would significantly benefit Bangladeshi expatriates
