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Malaysian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Haznah Md Hashim speaking to reporters at the Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment office on 5 June. Photo: Collected
Migration

Malaysia won't reconsider extending deadline for Bangladeshi workers: High commissioner

“This is not particular to Bangladesh but applicable to all 15 source countries,”

They pressed forth their demands at a protest rally of the Sramik Adhikar Parishad in front of the capital’s National Press Club today (4 June). Photo: TBS
Migration

Workers who couldn't make it to Malaysia want their money back

47,809 Bangladeshis flew to Malaysia in May – highest since labour market reopened in 2022
Migration

47,809 Bangladeshis flew to Malaysia in May – highest since labour market reopened in 2022

Infographics: TBS
Migration

What's keeping Bangladeshis stuck in low-skilled overseas jobs?

State Minister for Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Shofiqur Rahman Chowdhury in a meeting with Italian Ambassador to Bangladesh Antonio Alessandro on 21 May. Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Do not pay anyone for visas, or work permits: Italian envoy

State Minister for Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Shofiqur Rahman Choudhury with Malaysia-bound workers at a programme in Dhaka on 16 May. Photo: Courtesy
Migration

Malaysia labour market to remain open for Bangladeshis: State minister

Photo: UNB
Migration

Govt working to send workers to Malaysia within stipulated time: State minister

Meeting at the Ministry for Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment on Tuesday (14 May), joined by Shofiqur Rahman Choudhury. Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

Govt forming coordination committees at upazila level to smoothen migration services: State minister

Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Understanding what's happening in Bangladesh requires analysis, research: IOM DG on climate migration

Representational image. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS
Migration

Bangladesh 6th largest migrant-origin nation, 8th in remittance earning

Migrant remittances now outpace foreign investments in developing countries: IOM report
Migration

Migrant remittances now outpace foreign investments in developing countries: IOM report

Why Singapore job market shrinking for Bangladeshis
Migration

Why Singapore job market shrinking for Bangladeshis

File photo of two Bangladeshi migrant workers working on a construction site. Photo: Reuters
Migration

Expat ministry proposes 1,000 riyal minimum wage for Bangladeshi workers in Saudi Arabia