2 passengers arriving from Qatar found with dual active passports at Dhaka airport
2 October 2026
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Work and Migration
Govt shuts unauthorised medical centre testing Malaysia-bound workers
2 October 2026
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Work and Migration
Bangladesh wants to send 1 crore workers abroad in 5 years. Is its skills system ready?
28 September 2026
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Work and Migration
Debt, torture and the dangerous road to Europe
26 September 2026
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Work and Migration
Malaysia-bound workers await recruitment clarity
22 September 2026
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Work and Migration
Malaysia-bound workers keep asking when they can leave. Recruiters have no answer yet
21 September 2026
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Work and Migration
Those taking irregular migration routes should not be treated as criminals: Home secretary
19 September 2026
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Work and Migration
He lost Tk 2 lakh to a broker. Now he is going to Dubai for free
17 September 2026
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Work and Migration
Baira members fear 25 agencies could control Malaysia worker recruitment
16 September 2026
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Work and Migration
UAE cancels visas of over 4,000 Bangladeshis, leaving many unable to return to jobs
14 September 2026
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Work and Migration
Malaysia extends repatriation programme for undocumented Bangladeshis
The Bangladesh High Commission in Malaysia has announced an extension of the Migrant Repatriation Programme for undocumented Bangladeshi nationals, allowing them to return home under revised provisions set by the Malaysian government
21 January 2025
A blow to Bangladeshi PR seekers in Canada
Canada's Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that it will no longer accept new applications under this scheme from 2025 onwards, leaving many Bangladeshi families in uncertainty
4 January 2025
Addressing the crisis in Bangladeshi labour migration
The decline in the number of Bangladeshi migrant workers is a wake-up call for the country's policymakers and stakeholders
3 January 2025
Migration saw 22pc drop last year: report
A total of 1,011,856 people went abroad, a decrease of 293,597 compared to 1,305,856 people in 2023, according to BMET.
2 January 2025
Bangladesh gets record $27 billion in remittance in 2024
Remittance inflow also broke single-month record in December
1 January 2025
Complaints against embassy officials to be investigated
Written complaints accusing diplomatic staff of misbehaving with expatriates will be investigated by the foreign ministry, and guilty officials will face dismissal and legal action, said Prof Asif Nazrul yesterday.
28 December 2024
Bangladesh Expatriate Network launched
They said it will be the largest organisation of expatriates, with the aim of establishing the dignity and fair rights of expatriates
14 December 2024
11 Bangladeshis rescued in Malaysia from trafficking syndicate
he syndicate was reportedly led by three Bangladeshi men.
14 December 2024
Remittance rises 14% in November
However, November’s inflow of $2.2 billion was 8.16% lower than the previous month
1 December 2024
Migration of Bangladeshi female workers to Saudi Arabia drops 35pc
Only 26,834 female workers went to Saudi Arabia between January and September 2024, down from 41,327 workers during the same period last year
9 November 2024
Remittance rises 21% in October
Migrant Bangladeshis sent home $2.39 billion in October
3 November 2024
54 Bangladeshis return from Lebanon in first phase
The first batch of 54 Bangladeshi expatriates were repatriated today from Lebanon amid an ongoing conflict in the Middle Eastern country
21 October 2024
Bangladesh mission in Lebanon collecting info on migrants willing to return
Bangladesh embassy in Lebanon started collecting information on the migrants in the Middle Eastern country as Dhaka has decided to evacuate those who want to return home amid Israel's attacks on Lebanon
9 October 2024
Non-resident Bangladeshis can now get up to Tk 10 lakh in bank loans
Repayments will be made from the remittances sent home
2 October 2024
45 dead after two migrant boats sink off Djibouti: UN
At least 45 people have died after two migrant boats sank off the coast of Djibouti, the UN's migration agency said Tuesday
1 October 2024
Remittance rises 80% in September
Migrant Bangladeshis sent in $2.40 billion in September, 8.12% higher than August
1 October 2024
9 dead, 48 missing after migrant boat sinks off Spanish island
A boat carrying migrants capsized off Spain's Canary islands overnight, killing at least nine people and leaving 48 missing, the national maritime rescue service said on Saturday
28 September 2024
At least 4 killed in migrant shipwreck off Greek island
At least four migrants died when their boat sank on Monday off the Greek island of Samos, the Greek coastguard said
23 September 2024
150 more Bangladeshis repatriated from Libya
A fresh batch of 150 undocumented Bangladeshi migrants, who were detained in Libya's Ganfuda Detention Centre, returned home today
13 September 2024
14 migrants pardoned in UAE to return home this evening
The first group of Bangladeshi migrants, who have been granted pardons by Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates, are expected to return home this evening
7 September 2024