Expatriate Workers

Bangladeshis detained in Libya Human trafficking must stop

Of the 600 foreigners detained by the country's coast guard on the Libyan coast last Saturday, 500 were Bangladeshis. Deceived by the agents, they were going to Italy by sea via Libya.

Expatriate worker deaths on the rise, yet govt remains impervious

We do not want to see a miserable scenario for the people whose remittance is boosting the country's economy. The government's nonchalance towards the expatriates must end.

Covid impact Migrant worker families dip into savings

Relatives of expatriates withdraw a major portion of the money sent from abroad. The rest of the money is deposited in the bank. As a result, the growth rate of money deposited by expatriates in ...

113 more Bangladesh workers leave for S Korea

South Korea has been accepting medium and low-skilled workers from 16 countries, including Bangladesh

Bangladeshi sentenced to death for killing businessman in Maldives

A Bangladeshi migrant was sentenced to death for killing a businessperson in Maldives

Bangladeshi migrant jailed in Singapore for financing 'Syrian terrorist group'

A Singapore court sentenced a Bangladeshi construction worker to two years and eight months in jail on charges of financing Syria-based terrorist group Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), The Straits Times ...

Bangladesh seeks investment from expatriate business community in UAE

98 more Bangladeshi workers leave for South Korea

Some 98 more Bangladeshi workers left for South Korea from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka via chartered flights operated by a Korean air company

Employers to bear migration cost Greece to recruit 4,000 workers from Bangladesh

Greece will recruit 4,000 workers a year from Bangladesh and they will receive a temporary work permit for five years.

Two Bangladeshis get 20 years in jail in Italy for torturing migrants in Libya

Two Bangladeshi men have been sentenced to 20 years in prison for detaining and torturing migrants in a camp in Libya, reports Arab News

'25 recruiting agencies out to form a syndicate to send migrants to Malaysia'

Private recruiting agencies have protested a reported move by 25 recruiting agencies to form a syndicate aimed at sending migrant workers to Malaysia.

Malaysia wants to cut out third parties in foreign worker recruitment

The Malaysian government has advised the employers not to make any payment through intermediaries or third parties for the speeding up the application process as its cabinet recently approved the ...

Overseas employment gaining momentum after Covid-induced slump

In both October and November, the figure rose by over 50 per cent compared to the previous month, driving a belief that Bangladesh may have turned the corner when it comes to the overseas labour ...

92 more Bangladeshi workers left Dhaka for South Korea

Some 92 Bangladeshi workers left Dhaka for South Korea on Wednesday by chartered flights operated by a Korean air company

Syndicate behind air fare hike to Middle East, say manpower exporters

Migrant workers are suffering due to high ticket prices, so are the manpower exporters, said the manpower exporters