Bangladesh migrant workers
A welcome move for migrant workers
Dedicated lounge at the Dhaka airport highlights the critical role of remittance earners.
A journey from protests to prison to pardon
Despite the pardon, the entire incident underscores the crucial need for stronger diplomatic ties and improved migrant labour rights.
Why are so many seeking asylum in Europe?
Economic, political failures major drivers behind the surge
Human traffickers must be stopped
Report on trafficking to Malaysia raises fresh concerns
Better policy support is needed to boost remittance
Authorities should take migrant-friendly initiatives to encourage them
Enjoy football, with your eyes (wide) open
Qatar World Cup will be a joy to watch. But do spare a thought for the workers who made it all possible.
Making migrant worker recruitment ethical
The 9th meeting of Thematic Area Working Group of the Colombo Process on ethical recruitment took place in Bangladesh from August 24 to 25, 2022.
‘Consider past factors behind closure of Malaysian market to Bangladeshi workers’
Bangladesh Civil Society for Migrants (BCSM) today called upon both Bangladesh and Malaysia governments to avert repeat of past mistakes including “syndication” that led to closure of the Malaysian market to Bangladeshi workers.
1,000 Bangladeshis in prisons, detention camps of Middle East countries return
Nearly one thousand Bangladeshis who were either in prison or detention camps in Middle East countries returned to the country in the last 24hours.
‘Nearly 5.5 lakh Bangladeshi migrants deported in 10yrs’
Nearly 5.5 lakh Bangladeshi migrant workers were deported by different countries in the last 10 years, Shariful Hasan, head of Brac Migration Programme, says at a workshop.
152 Bangladeshis return home from Libya
The government has brought back 152 Bangladeshis and the bodies of three workers from war-torn Libya.
93 more migrant workers return from Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian authorities send back 93 more migrant workers to Bangladesh -- as part of a crackdown on undocumented workers in the kingdom.
Saudi Arabia sends back 105 Bangladeshis
Saudi Arabia has sent back another batch of Bangladeshis amid a crackdown on illegal workers although a number of the returnees say they have legal documents.
Bangladesh, UAE sign deal for hiring workers
The United Arab Emirates yesterday lifted a six-year ban on the recruitment of Bangladeshi workers.
28 Bangladeshis held in Malaysia
Malaysian immigration department arrested 28 Bangladeshi citizens on Thursday for allegedly operating an unauthorised homestay service in Kuala Lumpur.