Workers Bound for KSA: Airlines make it harder for them
Bangladeshi migrants trying to go to Saudi Arabia have found themselves in more trouble as airlines are now saying that hotel bookings for the seven-day on-arrival institutional quarantine must be done by passengers.
26 May 2021, 18:00 PM
South Africa: Mobs loot 50 shops of Bangladeshis
A mob looted and vandalised around 50 shops and malls owned by Bangladeshis in Brandfort of Free State province in South Africa on Tuesday.
26 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Ravaged in a foreign land
Around 10,000 Bangladeshis in South Africa are now living in fear after several hundred shops of expatriates were vandalised, torched, and looted by mobs in Free State’s Bloemfontein last week.
25 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Saudi-Bound Expats: Govt to give them cash support
With the Saudi-bound Bangladeshi workers enduring immense sufferings following a travel advisory by the kingdom, officials at the expatriates’ welfare ministry yesterday said the ministry decided in principle to provide cash support to the migrant workers under financial strain.
25 May 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Book quarantine hotels through airline website’
Country Manager of airline operator Saudia in Bangladesh, Tarik A Alowaidi, yesterday asked all Saudia Arabia -bound Bangladeshi workers to book hotels for quarantine stays through the airline’s holiday website.
25 May 2021, 18:00 PM
KSA Travel Advisory: Ministry doing little to address workers’ plight
Bangladeshis are facing huge obstacles to joining work in Saudi Arabia following a travel advisory from the Middle Eastern country. The expatriates’ welfare ministry has not yet taken any visible steps to address their issues.
24 May 2021, 18:00 PM
New KSA Travel Advisory: Migrant workers’ woes rise further
Several thousand Saudi-bound Bangladeshi migrant workers have been struggling due to the new travel advisory given by Saudi Arabia, which requires medical insurance, covering the risk of Covid-19 infections and hotel reservations for institutional quarantine.
22 May 2021, 18:00 PM
JS budget session to be cut short due to Covid
The daily order of business of this year’s budget session will be carried out with minimum lawmakers in the House to maintain social distancing and avoid risk of Covid-19 infection, and the duration of the session will be brief.
21 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Biman to stop flights to 3 KSA cities
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will be forced to suspend all its flights to three destinations in Saudi Arabia from May 20 due to travel restrictions from the Gulf country, sources in Biman said.
16 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Migrants stuck in the middle
The return of at least 25,000 Bangladeshi expatriate workers to UAE, Oman, and Kuwait has become uncertain due to the suspension of flights.
11 May 2021, 18:00 PM
313 identified as Hefajat’s donors
Detectives claimed to have identified at least 313 donors, who used to finance Hefajat-e Islam that carried out violence across the country late last month protesting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh.
27 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Qawmi teachers, students to stay clear of politics
The combined Islamic education board of Qawmi madrasas yesterday decided that the teachers and students of Qawmi madrasas will stay away from all sorts of political activities.
25 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Is Huji taking over Hefajat?
Banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad (Huji) is back, this time in the garb of Hefajat-e-Islam, according to intelligence reports of multiple agencies, including the police.
25 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Hefajat disbands central committee
The central committee of the Qawmi madrasa-based Hefajat-e Islam has been dissolved.
25 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Flights to Middle East: Sky-high airfare adds to migrant workers’ woes
Airfare to different Middle Eastern countries has increased manifold in the last few months, putting an additional burden on migrant workers returning to their workplaces.
23 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Arrival by Spl Flight: Institutional quarantine reduced to five days
The government has decided that passengers arriving from abroad on special flights will have to stay under institutional quarantine in government-designated hotels for five days instead of 14 days.
23 April 2021, 18:00 PM
24,600 migrant workers departed Bangladesh since April 17: CAAB
A total of around 24,600 migrant workers have left the country for their respective workplaces in five countries, including Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, and UAE, in the last five days since April 17 via special flights.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Up against wall, Hefajat seeks to back down
Under pressure due to the ongoing crackdown on its top leaders, Hefajat-e-Islam is now trying to negotiate with the government.
20 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Hefajat Mayhem 2013: CID asked to probe 23 cases
Irked by Hefajat’s violent activities starting with the protest against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit last month, the government has decided to bring to book everyone involved in the mayhem in different parts of the country, especially Brahmanbaria.
19 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Migrants’ Travel: Suspension of flights another blow for them
The return of several thousand Bangladeshi migrants to their workplaces abroad faced another blow as suspension of regular international flights to and from Bangladesh was extended for another week from April 22.
19 April 2021, 18:00 PM