Both Bangladesh and Malaysia governments should avert repeating past occurrences, including “syndication”, that led to the closure of the

Alleged malpractice by "a 25-agency syndicate" is affecting Bangladesh's prospects in the Malaysian migrant market, according to certain recruiting agencies and former leaders of the Bangladesh Association of International Recruitment Agencies (Baira).

Bangladesh Civil Society for Migrants (BCSM) today called upon both Bangladesh and Malaysia governments to avert repeat of past mistakes including “syndication” that led to closure of the Malaysian market to Bangladeshi workers.

More than 500 Bangladeshis have been detained by Libyan police off the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.

To establish equal rights for female migrant workers, a national-level alliance of rights groups working on women empowerment was launched yesterday.

The dead body of a Bangladeshi migrant worker from Manikganj who died in Serbia last month, arrived home last night.

The government has established a dedicated centre for migrant workers to reduce the hassles they face while migrating abroad and returning home.

Remittance to Bangladesh rose to an eight-month high in March as migrant workers sent home a higher amount to help their families meet an increased expenditure during Ramadan, officials data showed.

Cooperation among different stakeholders at both sending and receiving ends is required to ensure ethical recruitment practices in labour migration, said speakers at a consultation meeting yesterday.

Bangladeshi migrant rights activists and researchers have demanded that authorities investigate the unnatural deaths of migrant workers in the destination countries, including those in the Gulf.

Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad yesterday said he has been waiting for Malaysia’s response to initiate talks over sending Bangladeshi migrant workers to the country.

Bangladeshi migrant rights activists and researchers have demanded that authorities investigate into the unnatural deaths of migrant workers in the destination countries, including those in the Gulf.

Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad today said migrant workers’ plight starts here at home.

The death toll from a migrant shipwreck off Tunisia on Friday has risen to 20 people, most of them Syrians, as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, a civil protection official told Reuters on Saturday, the latest migrant ship disaster off Tunisia.

Badal Khandaker went to Serbia in November last year with hopes of a well-paying job that would ensure a better life for his family back home.

The Malaysian human resources ministry has received 200,000 applications for Bangladeshi foreign workers, which are presently being vetted, said M Saravanan.

As many as 114 Bangladeshis returned home yesterday in a chartered flight from Libya.

As many as 114 Bangladeshi nationals returned home from Libya today, under the International Organization for Migration’s Voluntary Humanitarian Return Programme.

Remittances fell into a negative territory last month after showing a dazzling display in December and January.

At least nine African migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy on Monday, while another nine were rescued by the navy, the defence ministry said.