In search of work, caught in war
12 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Manpower fraud
12 Bangladeshis killed in Middle East war: Expatriates' welfare minister
9 July 2026, 18:32 PM
Migration
Record $35.5 billion remittance came in FY26
1 July 2026, 17:46 PM
Business
7 Malaysian MPs raise monopoly concerns over Turap recruitment platform
29 June 2026, 20:47 PM
Migration
The hidden tax on Bangladesh's diaspora
29 June 2026, 18:52 PM
Business
‘Take steps to bring back our loved ones’
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Migration
Ahead of Malaysia trip, PM urged to end recruitment syndicate system
17 June 2026, 21:44 PM
Migration
She left Bangladesh with hope; returned pregnant and broken
4 June 2026, 00:36 AM
Migration
Italy-bound fortune seekers: Scarred, they return to debt and isolation
2 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Undocumented
Remittance crosses $3 billion mark for sixth consecutive month
1 June 2026, 18:15 PM
Business
1000 fake ATM cards seized at Dhaka airport
Customs Intelligence seizes 1000 counterfeit ATM cards at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
2 March 2016, 10:54 AM
Thailand assures best possible immigration processing
The Thai government yesterday assured Bangladesh of looking into the visa and immigration cases of its businessmen, investors and
23 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Govt signs deal to send 15 lakh workers to Malaysia
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.
18 February 2016, 04:54 AM
Qatar to recruit over 3 lakh skilled workers
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.
7 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Qatar PM promises hiring more Bangladeshis
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.
4 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Malaysian job market for Bangladeshis reopens soon
Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam yesterday said Malaysian job market will reopen soon for
22 January 2016, 18:00 PM
2016 crucial for migration
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.
21 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Migration issue to stay crucial in 2016: UN official
The migration issue will remain crucial in 2016, observes Sir Peter Sutherland, special representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) on Migration and Development.
21 January 2016, 11:49 AM
UN envoy on int'l migration due today
United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for International Migration Peter Sutherland arrives in Dhaka on a three-day visit Tuesday.
19 January 2016, 05:00 AM
Saudi wants 2 lakh female workers
Saudi Arabia has sought two lakh female workers from Bangladesh, says Nurul Islam, minister for expatriates' welfare and overseas employment ministry.
6 January 2016, 10:02 AM
Dhaka to discuss migration with int'l community
Bangladesh will negotiate with the international community in an upcoming conference to adopt comprehensive policies on the migration issue.
4 January 2016, 18:00 PM
KSA keen to recruit more workers from Bangladesh
Saudi Arabia expresses its willingness to recruit more male workers and trained female domestic workers from Bangladesh to meet up the demand of their domestic market.
31 December 2015, 16:01 PM
Rangpur journo killed, body dumped beside highway
A journalist of a local daily is found dead on Dhaka-Rangpur highway in Rangpur city.
24 December 2015, 05:45 AM
Lone X-ray machine lies inoperative for 5 years
The only X-ray machine at Rajapur Upazila Health Complex has remained out of order for about five years, much to the suffering of patients.
9 December 2015, 18:00 PM
AG for upholding Nizami’s death penalty
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam prays to the Supreme Court to uphold the death sentence of war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami for his crimes against humanity during the country’s Liberation war in 1971.
7 December 2015, 05:58 AM
Man killed over land dispute
A youth was murdered allegedly by one of his cousins over a land dispute at Raita village in Kalaroa upazila on Tuesday. The deceased,
28 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Cyber café owners threaten ‘digital hartal’
Cyber café owners threaten to enforce a “digital hartal” across the country by shutting down internet services to realize their six-point demand.
19 October 2015, 09:14 AM
Thousands suffer as bridge lies without repair for 9 days
Thousands of people, including a good number of students, have to cross the Dumki Varani canal on small boats as the iron bridge
7 October 2015, 18:00 PM
4th US-Bangladesh security dialogue held
The fourth security dialogue between Bangladesh and the United States is being held in Washington.
12 September 2015, 04:58 AM
European Union unveils bold refugee plan
European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker unveiled major plans yesterday to force the bloc to share 160,000 refugees and ease the burden on border states from the worst migration crisis since World War II.
9 September 2015, 18:00 PM