At least 160 migrants drowned in Mediterranean in one week: IOM

At least 160 migrants have drowned off Libya's coast after their boats sank over the past week, the International Organization for Migration said on Tuesday.
21 December 2021, 16:55 PM

Labour Migration to Malaysia: Employers to bear costs at their end

Employers in Malaysia will bear Bangladeshi workers’ migration costs incurred in that country, the expatriates’ welfare ministry said in a press release after the signing of an MoU between the two countries.
19 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Visit to Maldives: PM to push for regularising undocumented

Bangladesh is deepening its ties with the Maldives, a small South Asian island nation, as part of its greater objective of regional integration in South Asia in the areas of trade, connectivity, migration and tourism.
19 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Recruitment in Malaysia: Dhaka, Kuala Lumpur sign MoU 

Bangladesh and Malaysia today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on employment of Bangladeshi workers in the southeast Asian country.
19 December 2021, 06:12 AM

Bangabandhu corner opens at Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad

A ‘Bangabandhu Corner’ has been set up at the Bangladesh High Commission in Pakistan's capital Islamabad.
18 December 2021, 18:17 PM

Bedlam at Dhaka airport

Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport has been nothing short of a travellers’ nightmare for over a week.
18 December 2021, 18:00 PM

50 years of Bangladesh celebrated at British Library

The UK based Bengali heritage organisation celebrated Bangladesh’s Victory Day with an event at the British Library on 16 December with an evening of conversation, stories, songs and music from 1971.
17 December 2021, 18:16 PM

Recruitment from Bangladesh: Malaysia opens doors, finally

Malaysia will soon open its market for Bangladeshi workers, ending a freeze of more than three years, but concerns remain over the syndication of a few agents and the high cost of migration -- major factors behind labour exploitation in the past.
17 December 2021, 18:00 PM

International Migrants Day: Migration cost high, pay low

Shahidul Mia (not his real name) spent about Tk 4 lakh to get employed in Saudi Arabia last year.
17 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Letter after letter, but no result

Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad yesterday said despite their efforts, they failed to end migrant workers’ sufferings at various places, including Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
17 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Migration cost to Malaysia to be cheaper: Expatriates’ welfare minister

Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad today said his target is to set the migration cost for sending workers to Malaysia at a level that will be viable for poor aspirant workers.
17 December 2021, 08:57 AM

Tributes paid to martyred intellectuals at London's Altab Ali Park

The UK Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee yesterday organised a candlelight vigil and a wreath-laying ceremony at the Shaheed Minar in the Altab Ali Park in East London in memory of the martyred intellectuals.
15 December 2021, 18:26 PM

Bangladeshi elected to Finnish Green Party’s Executive Committee

Bangladeshi-born Finnish citizen Dr Mojibur Doftori has been elected as a member of the nine-member Executive Committee of the Green Party in Helsinki.
15 December 2021, 17:42 PM

Malaysia to launch app to curb exploitation of migrant workers

The Malaysian government is going to launch an application (app) that would prevent foreign workers from being charged exorbitant fees to work in Malaysia and also help keep track of their whereabouts.
15 December 2021, 15:18 PM

Japan police awards Bangladeshi expat for helping them

A Bangladeshi expatriate in Japan has been awarded for assisting police in the country.
14 December 2021, 14:56 PM

Bangladeshi national found dead near Slovenia border

A Bangladeshi immigrant has been found dead in the Dragonja Valle area near the Slovenia-Croatia border.
13 December 2021, 18:58 PM

9 Bangladeshi nationals arrested in India

At least nine Bangladeshi nationals including the kingpin of a human trafficking gang have been arrested from India’s Uttar Pradesh.
13 December 2021, 17:57 PM

Bangladeshi worker killed in accident at Singapore construction site

A Bangladeshi construction worker, 31, died last Saturday (Dec 11) morning after he was crushed by a bundle of steel bars that fell on him.
13 December 2021, 15:45 PM

20 Bangladeshis detained in Kolkata with fake documents

Twenty Bangladeshi nationals were apprehended today from the Anandapur locality of Kolkata for allegedly staying in India without legal documents, an Indian police official said.
12 December 2021, 15:32 PM

Trolley crisis at Dhaka airport: 2,500 new carts to be added in Feb, says Mahbub Ali

Admitting passengers' sufferings due to shortage of baggage cart trolleys at Dhaka airport, State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Mahbub Ali today said 2,500 new trolleys would be added to the airport in February next year.
12 December 2021, 15:23 PM

The Parliament Watch

On 12 February, 2026, Bangladesh held its 13th National Parliamentary Election, bringing in a new parliament with a BNP-led majority. But elections are only the beginning of accountability. Who are these people now entrusted with public power, and what do they own, earn, and do with it? The Parliament Watch tracks the declared wealth, words, and work of every elected representative throughout their entire tenure. Use this page to keep an eye on your MPs and Ministers.

Wealth Distribution by Party
BNP
Jamaat
NCP
Others
Suspended / Not Held
Lower Assets Higher Assets
Dhaka Khulna Chittagong