Middle East tensions may slow remittance inflows: BB
17 March 2026, 17:32 PM
Business
Over 100 migrants unpaid in Malaysia for six months
17 March 2026, 03:23 AM
Migration
Over 100 Bangladeshi workers unpaid in Malaysia for 6 months
16 March 2026, 21:56 PM
Migration
US-Israel war on Iran: Notice issued on visa extension for Bangladeshi expats
14 March 2026, 23:04 PM
NRB
165 repatriated from Libya
7 March 2026, 05:34 AM
Migration
Govt confirms 2 Bangladeshis killed, 7 injured in the Middle East
2 March 2026, 16:47 PM
NRB
Over $3 billion remittance came in February
1 March 2026, 17:11 PM
Business
At least four Bangladeshis injured in drone attack near Kuwait airport
1 March 2026, 15:38 PM
NRB
US deports 29 more Bangladeshis in immigration crackdown
28 February 2026, 22:48 PM
NRB
Bangladesh embassy advises citizens in Qatar to stay indoors
28 February 2026, 18:34 PM
Embassy & more
Irregularities in overseas job sector will not be tolerated: Minister
The government will not tolerate any irregularities in the overseas employment sector, says Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Imran Ahmad.
5 January 2020, 07:42 AM
Govt to introduce insurance schemes for migrant workers
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.
11 December 2019, 13:43 PM
A MIGRANT'S VOYAGE
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.
11 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Going up the Americas
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.
10 January 2019, 18:00 PM
The struggle to return home
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.
5 July 2018, 18:00 PM
The European Dream
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.
28 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Unskilled, trapped in foreign lands
Alauddin Mollick, son of landless poor farmer Shahadat Mollick, had to drop out from school when he was in ninth grade due to abject poverty.
15 June 2015, 07:27 AM
Migrants victims of government’s euphemistic policy
Amid increasing problems and miseries many migrant workers underwent in the recent weeks, Indonesia government proudly announced that remittances sent by migrant workers earned the country 105 trillion rupiah (US$8.4 billion) in 2014, a significant increase from 70.6 trillion rupiah a year ago.
15 June 2015, 07:24 AM
The off-course task force
Taj Mohammad Baloch, a motor mechanic from Karachi town of Lyari, has worked in Oman, Iran and the United Arab Emiraes and speaks highly of his experiences there.
15 June 2015, 07:22 AM
Why it’s so hard for Taiwan’s migrants to save money
Joe De La Rosa, 27, is a Filipino dreaming big in Taipei. Every day for six days a week, he wakes up at 4am, takes breakfast and then bikes to his factory.
15 June 2015, 07:19 AM
Migrating from a rock to a hard place
Even for a farmer with no other skills, a savings of VNÑ75 million (US$3,700) after two years of hard work is not winning the lottery, but Thuy was very thankful.
15 June 2015, 07:12 AM
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