Bangladeshi workers
Workers’ lives on the edge
Purchasing power of factory workers in the capital and its outskirts has fallen sharply amid surging inflation.
Govt plans to send 8.10 lakh workers abroad in 2022-23
The government has worked out a plan to send 8.10 lakh Bangladeshi workers abroad and provide skills development training to 5.20 lakh in the current fiscal year (2022-23).
53 workers left for Malaysia as labour market opens after 3 years
A total of 53 workers left for Malaysia last night (August 8, 2022) as the nation's labour market was opened to Bangladesh since it ceased accepting workers in 2019.
Let Bangladeshi workers come, demands Malaysian employment agency
Bangladeshi workers should be allowed into Malaysia to address its shortage of workers in crucial sectors, says the National Association of Private Employment Agencies Malaysia (Papsma), in a call to Putrajaya.
‘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.
Malaysian labour market for Bangladeshis to reopen after Covid-19 situation turns normal: Expatriates’ welfare minister
The labour market for Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia will resume only after the Covid-19 situation turns normal in the Southeast Asian country, Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad said today.
Dhaka urges Kuala Lumpur to finalise protocol on employment of workers
Bangladesh has urged Malaysia to finalise protocol amending the MoU between the Government of Malaysia and the Government of Bangladesh (G2G plus) on the employment of workers.
Consider interests of Bangladeshi workers during pandemic: Dhaka to host countries
Dhaka today urged the countries which host migrant workers, to consider the interests of Bangladeshi expatriates sympathetically in the present context of Covid-19 pandemic.
Stranded Saudi returnees: Expatriates’ welfare minister seeks till Monday to resolve crisis
Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad has sought till Monday to resolve the ongoing crisis over return of several thousand stranded Bangladeshi expatriate workers to Saudi Arabia.
Abu Dhabi returnee workers to be sent back after examination: expats minister
Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad on Monday said Bangladeshi workers who returned from UAE’s Abu Dhabi will be sent back after necessary examinations.
Kendall, Kylie claim brand not owned by company that failed to pay Bangladeshi workers
American models and reality TV stars Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner claim that their clothing brand ‘Kendall + Kylie’ is not owned by Global Brands Group (GBG) which has allegedly failed to pay RMG workers in Bangladesh.
677 Bangladeshi workers return from Kuwait, UAE, Maldives
A total of 677 Bangladeshi citizens, most of whom are migrant workers, have returned from Kuwait, UAE and Maldives by three separate special flights since Monday.
946 Bangladeshis return to the country in last 24hrs
A total of 946 Bangladeshi citizens, most of whom are migrant workers, return to the country by four separate special flights from Kuwait, Oman, UAE, and Russia in the last 24 hours.
453 Bangladeshis return home from India, Oman
A total of 453 Bangladeshi nationals return home from India and Oman on two separate special flights.
Kuwait repatriates 121 Bangladeshi workers via special flight
The government of Kuwait today repatriated 121 more Bangladeshi workers who were imprisoned or in deportation camps on various grounds -- including not having valid documents.
Maldives requested Bangladesh to take back undocumented workers: Momen
The Maldives has requested Bangladesh to take back undocumented Bangladeshi workers from the island nation due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said.
Saudi Arabia again deported 215 more Bangladeshi workers
Some 215 more workers are deported from Saudi Arabia despite having valid work papers.
120 more Bangladeshi workers sent back from Saudi Arabia
Some 120 more Bangladeshi migrant workers have returned home from Saudi Arabia in the face of a crackdown on undocumented workers in the kingdom.
160 Bangladeshi workers sent back home from Saudi Arabia
About 160 Bangladeshi workers, sent back home from Saudi Arabia amid a crackdown on undocumented workers, say they had been forced to return despite having valid documents.