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Remittance
RemittanceEconomy on track to recovery
The overall economy, hit hard by the coronavirus, is on the way to recovery as several indicators of micro economy are improving, economists have said.
Forex reserves hit $40b for first time
The country’s foreign exchange reserves have crossed US$40 billion for the first time, thanks to a steady flow of inward remittances despite the coronavirus pandemic, reports BSS.
Expatriate workers in Saudi Arabia
Let the fear and uncertainty end
Despite an announcement of visa extension, the fears of Bangladeshi expatriates who work in Saudi Arabia have not abated. They are still in uncertainty and confusion.
Migrants face uncertainty as Saudi re-entry visa, iqama deadline ends today
Bangladeshi migrants face an uncertainty as the extension of the validity of expired iqamas (residence permits) and exit and re-entry visas for expatriates to Saudi Arabia ends today
Pandemic fallout
Thousands of women domestic workers jobless and in debt
Eight years ago, Amena came to Dhaka from Rangpur to look for work. Without any formal education or training, domestic work was her only option to earn a living in the city.
Foreign remittance
Migrant workers are heroes, not villains
Bangladesh has big achievements, five decades into its independence. Alongside the rise of the readymade garment industry, cricket reaching international standards and the income of over 10 million ...
Bangladesh sees second highest remittance inflow in August
Expatriate Bangladeshis sent around US$1,963.94 million remittance during the month of August in the fiscal 2020-21 which is the second highest in the country’s history, according to the latest data ...
400,000 migrant workers impoverished, more set to return
In the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, around 200,000 migrants came home on leave, but they are unable to go back to the destination countries
COVID-19
'Three to five years needed to overcome economic crisis'
The coronavirus pandemic has had a serious impact on the country’s economy, former adviser to the caretaker government Akbar Ali Khan has said
‘Don’t be complacent’ about robust inflow of remittance: Economists
The record inflow of remittance in the last two months should not give any sense of complacence for Bangladesh as the situation in overseas labour market remains fluid and the migrant workers are ...
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