Bangladeshi expatriate

'Toofan' breaks new ground in Sydney theatres

Raihan Rafi's latest film, “Toofan”, starring Dhallywood’s megastar Shakib Khan, has been creating a buzz in Sydney, Australia. From the first day onward, every showing of the movie played to a full house.

Bangladeshi shot dead in South Africa

A Bangladeshi migrant was shot dead at his business establishment at Durban in KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa on August 5, 2022.

'It was the community which made history'

In June 2018, at the age of 29, Doly Begum became the first member of the Bangladeshi expatriate community in Canada to be elected

Editorial / A new overseas labour market

The Japanese government has pushed through legislation on December 8 that has opened up the labour market for up to 345,000 foreign workers in various sectors.

Bangladeshi hacked to death in Italy

Some unidentified muggers hacked a Bangladeshi expatriate to death and injured two others in Italy's Milan on Friday.

2 Bangladeshis killed in Malaysia landslide

Two Bangladeshi workers are buried alive when a landslide hit their living quarters in Malaysia’s Hulu Langat.

Malaysia recruitment freeze won’t affect deal with Bangladesh

The decision to halt recruitment of new foreign workers will not affect validity of MoU to take 1.5m Bangladeshi workers. Deal is valid for 5 years, says Malaysia minister.

Kidnapped Bangladeshi rescued in Malaysia, 4 held

Malaysian police rescue a Bangladeshi expatriate over a week after he is kidnapped by miscreants. Four people are detained in this connection.

2 Bangladeshis killed in Saudi road crash

Two Bangladeshis have been killed and two others injured in a road accident at Wadi Al Dawasi in Saudi Arabia early Monday.

July 13, 2015
July 13, 2015

Rajon murder accused held in Jeddah

Saudi police detain one Bangladeshi expatriate in connection with the sensational killing of 13-year-old boy Sheikh Md Samiul Alam Rajon.

July 8, 2015
July 8, 2015

The future of remittance flows

While waiting for my connecting flight to Dhaka at Dubai's airport lounge, I came across throngs of fellow Bangladeshi nationals waiting to fly back home.

May 29, 2015
May 29, 2015

Foreign trips galore

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Malaysia are three of the largest destinations for Bangladeshi expatriate workers.

May 2, 2015
May 2, 2015

Bangladeshi shot in Libya gunfight

A Bangladeshi national suffers bullet injuries during a gunfight between two local factions in Libya's Benghazi.

April 5, 2015
April 5, 2015

3 Bangladeshis taken to Djibouti from Yemen

Three Bangladeshi expatriates who were stranded in war-torn Yemen reach Djibouti from Aden yesterday by an Indian ship, a foreign ministry official says.

April 3, 2015
April 3, 2015

Hotlines for Yemen expats’ relatives

The foreign affairs here has asked the relatives of Bangladesh nationals, got stuck in war-torn Yemen, to stay in touch by its two hotlines as the government has started their repatriation process.

March 19, 2015
March 19, 2015

Govt in dark about Bangladeshi abductees in Libya

Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali says he does not know anything about the two Bangladeshi nationals who have allegedly been abducted in Libya by a militant group linked to the ISIS

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