The government will not tolerate any irregularities in the overseas employment sector, says Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Imran Ahmad.

The government will bring Bangladeshi migrant workers under two compulsory insurance schemes of Tk 2 lakh and Tk 5 lakh in a bid to provide financial security to them and their family members.

Md Helal Uddin, a 29-year-old young man from Bangladesh, has been languishing in the prisons of Papua New Guinea (PNG) for almost a month.

That Bangladeshis migrate to far-flung parts of the world is nothing new—undertaking long, dangerous, and expensive journeys to reach countries in Europe, East Asia, Africa, and even the Americas.

In the last three years, more than 2000 Bengalis in Pakistan's Karachi have applied for Travel Permits (TP) to return to Bangladesh. A TP is equivalent to a one-time passport, which the Bangladesh Embassy provides to individuals it believes belong to Bangladesh.

Rubel Ahmed from Sylhet had gone to the UK on a short-term working holiday visa in 2009 and started working as a chef. After working at several restaurants and starting to send money home, the 26-year-old applied for leave to remain in the UK. Denied, he was detained and sent to Morton hall immigration removal centre in Lincolnshire (with others awaiting deportation) in July 2014, according to UK reports.

Amid serious deterioration of security situation, Bangladesh government has urged its citizens not to undertake any visit to Syria.

BNP yesterday unveiled the logo, theme and slogan of its forthcoming sixth national council.

A considerable number of girls are still unaware of the prospect of technical education although the government has been giving utmost priority to this skill-based study, deemed crucial for industrial growth and national development.

Customs Intelligence seizes 1000 counterfeit ATM cards at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

The Thai government yesterday assured Bangladesh of looking into the visa and immigration cases of its businessmen, investors and

Bangladesh inks deal with Malaysia to send 15 lakh workers in three years under government-to-government (G2G) Plus system. Under the deal, Bangladeshi labours will be recruited in almost every sector including constructions, manufactures and services.

Minister of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Nurul Islam yesterday said Qatar assured him of recruiting over 300,000 skilled Bangladeshi workers in the next two years.

Qatari Prime Minister Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al Thani has assured hiring more workers from Bangladesh and providing them skill training facilities, said an expatriates' welfare and overseas employment ministry press release yesterday.

Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam yesterday said Malaysian job market will reopen soon for

The year 2016 will be crucial for migration, which attracted global focus for amalgamating nationalism and the build up to integration through sharing sovereignty, observed Sir Peter Sutherland at a seminar in the capital yesterday.

The migration issue will remain crucial in 2016, observes Sir Peter Sutherland, special representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) on Migration and Development.

United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for International Migration Peter Sutherland arrives in Dhaka on a three-day visit Tuesday.

Saudi Arabia has sought two lakh female workers from Bangladesh, says Nurul Islam, minister for expatriates' welfare and overseas employment ministry.

Bangladesh will negotiate with the international community in an upcoming conference to adopt comprehensive policies on the migration issue.