migrant workers
Save our migrants in Malaysia
Bangladeshi migrants face unmet promises and exploitative employers in Malaysia.
Migrating to a life of unemployment
End the exploitation, hold those responsible to account
Policy actions can aid reintegration of returnee migrants
The return and reintegration of migrants is an integral part of the migration cycle
Bangladesh must harness the potential of its diaspora
Fostering a conducive environment for expatriate contributions is vital
Relaxed incentive rules send remittance to a four-month high
Migrant workers sent home $1.98 billion in October, a four-month high, as banks stepped up efforts to woo more remittance buoyed by a relaxed central bank rule on incentive, a development that is expected to give some relief to a country reeling under the foreign exchange crisis.
Remittance hits four-month high
Migrant workers sent home $1.98 billion in October
A welcome step to utilise the diaspora
Government must build an effective mechanism to support its policy
Why the fall in remittances?
Take concrete steps to address loopholes in the system
Sold as cyber slaves
For unemployed 25-year-old Foysal Hossain, the job of a receptionist at an overseas institution with a monthly pay package worth around Tk 80,000 was a godsend opportunity.
4 Bangladeshis arrested in Malaysia for running fake work-permit agency
Four Bangladeshi men and two of their Malaysian wives were arrested in Malaysia for allegedly posing as a third party of Malaysian immigration department and getting migrant workers fake work permits in exchange of money.
Malaysian govt will cancel employers' quota if migrant workers' salaries are cut
Malaysian government will cancel the quotas given to employers who cut migrant workers' salaries to cover costs of bringing them into in the country, Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan said.
Syndicates in migration: Re-accessing the Malaysian labour market
Is a nexus of a few Bangladeshi recruitment agencies and a powerful segment of the human resources ministry in Malaysia trying to impose unfair and unethical conditions on the long-awaited reopening of the Malaysian labour market?
Bangladesh 7th highest remittance recipient: World Bank
Bangladesh has retained its position as the recipient of the seventh highest amount of money transferred by migrant workers among 10 top recipient nations in 2021.
162 Bangladeshi migrants return home from Libya
As many as 162 Bangladeshi migrants – who were in various detention centres in Libya -- have returned home this morning (May 12, 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.
A platform for systematically abused female migrant workers
It’s high time we started addressing the plight of female migrant workers
Don’t harass UAE-bound workers with tourist visas at Dhaka airport: Parliamentary body
A parliamentary body today asked all authorities concerned not to harass UAE-bound migrant workers having tourist visas at the Dhaka airport.
Migrant workers: Dedicated centre to help ease their hassles
The government has established a dedicated centre for migrant workers to reduce the hassles they face while migrating abroad and returning home.
Jet fuel prices hiked for the 13th time in 17 months
Jet fuel price has shot up again from last week – for the 13th hike in 17 months – causing severe blow to the already struggling Bangladeshi aviation industry.
