Bangladeshi migrants

Surge in skilled migration

Between January and June 2024, nearly 13,000 accountants from Bangladesh migrated for jobs abroad, highlighting a surge in demand for skilled professionals.

Labour Migration To Malaysia: UN experts decry appalling state of Bangladeshis

UN experts yesterday expressed dismay about the situation of Bangladeshi migrants in Malaysia despite going there through the official labour migration process for a better future.

Distressed in Malaysia

For aspiring migrant workers in Bangladesh, Malaysia’s reopening of the labour market in 2022 for 15 source countries including Bangladesh to jumpstart its economy from the ravages of the pandemic -- was a godsend.

Bangladesh must harness the potential of its diaspora

Fostering a conducive environment for expatriate contributions is vital

A welcome step to utilise the diaspora

Government must build an effective mechanism to support its policy

Vital yet vulnerable

Near absence of an affordable and accessible healthcare arrangement in the Gulf states has led many workers to rely on self-medication, often consuming expired medicines brought from home by themselves and their peers.

Illegal migration to Europe spikes

Illegal migration of Bangladeshis to Europe through various Mediterranean routes saw an upsurge this year, raising concerns over the government measures to control it effectively.

Int'l Migrants Day: with dreams departed, they come home dead

Unskilled or low-skilled workers are often involved in risky, difficult, and laborious jobs in the scorching heat. Apart from the unforgiving heat, work hours reaching 12 to 18 hours,

Robust remittance, exports to ease pressure on external sector

Migrant workers and Bangladeshis living abroad sent more than $2 billion in each of the first two months of the current fiscal year, a promising sign for the economy.

May 15, 2022
May 15, 2022

32 Bangladeshis among 81 migrants rescued off Tunisia coast

The Tunisian navy said on Saturday (May 14, 2022) it rescued 81 migrants, including 32 Bangladeshis, who had set out for Europe from Libya on a barely seaworthy vessel, Arab News reports.

April 7, 2022
April 7, 2022

Identify all undocumented migrants from Bangladesh: Jammu and Kashmir High Court

India’s Jammu and Kashmir High Court has given six weeks to the authorities to identify migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar who are illegally staying in the federally-ruled territory.

August 20, 2020
August 20, 2020

‘Release those migrants jailed after Bangladesh return’

Nineteen organisations working on migration issues have demanded unconditional and immediate release of 255 migrant workers who were detained and sent to jail upon their return home recently.

August 19, 2020
August 19, 2020

99pc of potential migrants would stay in country if job opportunities were better: IOM report

If there were better job opportunities in Bangladesh, 99 percent of potential migrants would choose to remain in the country, says a new report of International Organization for Migration.

July 8, 2020
July 8, 2020

144 Bangladeshis rescued from truck in North Macedonia

Authorities in North Macedonia found 144 Bangladeshis in a truck near the country’s southern border with Greece, during a routine check on a regional road, police say.

January 17, 2020
January 17, 2020

109 more Bangladeshi workers deported from Saudi Arabia

Some 109 more Bangladeshi workers were deported from Saudi Arabia last night.

October 26, 2019
October 26, 2019

Saudi Arabia deports 200 Bangladeshi workers

Many of the 200 Bangladeshi workers forcibly who were sent back from Saudi Arabia have said they were deported despite having legal documents.

July 3, 2019
July 3, 2019

29 Bangladeshis return home from Libya

Twenty-nine Bangladeshis, who remained stranded in the turbulent Libyan capital Tripoli and its suburbs, returned home early yesterday.

June 21, 2019
June 21, 2019

17 stranded Bangladeshis return home

Seventeen of the 64 Bangladeshi migrants, who had been stranded in the Mediterranean off the Tunisian coast of Zarzis for nearly three weeks, return home.

June 18, 2019
June 18, 2019

Voyage to Europe: 64 stranded Bangladeshis agree to return home

The 64 Bangladeshi migrants who have been stranded in the Mediterranean Sea off Tunisian coast of Zarzis for 17 days have finally agreed to return home.