He lost Tk 2 lakh to a broker. Now he is going to Dubai for free
Our Correspondent, Shariatpur
5 HOUR(s) Work and Migration
Baira members fear 25 agencies could control Malaysia worker recruitment
Star Online Report
16 September 2026 Work and Migration
Mymensingh man killed in Ukrainian drone strike in Russia, family says
Our Correspondent, Mymensingh
11 September 2026 Work and Migration
38 Bangladeshis rescued from cyber scam compounds in Cambodia return home
Star Online Report
3 September 2026 Work and Migration
Nearly 30,000 cases pending in labour courts, tribunal: Minister
Star Online Report
3 September 2026 Employment
174 Bangladeshis return home from Libya detention centre
Star Online Report
1 September 2026 Work and Migration
338 Bangladeshi recruiting agencies can send workers to Malaysia: Ministry
Star Online Report
28 August 2026 Work and Migration
Malaysia lists 25 recruiting agencies
Staff Correspondent
23 August 2026 Work and Migration

Exploitative practices led to halt in hiring of Bangladeshis

Some of Malaysia’s largest palm oil producers are not hiring workers from Bangladesh because of concerns over exploitative practices during recruitment, companies and labour consultants say
12 May 2023

In Malaysia, migrants say they are in limbo after promised jobs fall through

Stranded without work for months, hundreds of South Asian migrants in Malaysia say they are losing hope after failing to find jobs promised to them by recruitment agents in exchange for thousands of dollars in fees..At a students' dormitory about 40 km (25 miles) from the capital, Kuala Lu
11 May 2023

Bangladeshis among 113 migrants rescued in Mexico

Authorities in northwest Mexico rescued 113 kidnapped migrants of different nationalities, including Bangladeshis, from a building along the border with the United States, the state prosecutor's office said.
7 May 2023

Remittance declines 16.27% in April

Migrant workers sent home $1.68 billion in October
2 May 2023

Banks hike dollar prices for remitters, exporters

Bankers today decided to pay a total of Tk 110.70 to migrant workers and non-resident Bangladeshis for a US dollar from this week in order to encourage them to send foreign currency through formal channels, according to a meeting.
30 April 2023

Tunisia retrieves 41 drowned migrants as death toll soars

Coastguards have retrieved 41 bodies from Tunisian waters, a national guard official said yesterday, raising the number of victims of migrant shipwrecks off the country's coast to 210 in 10 days
28 April 2023

Recruitment to Malaysia: Still marred by irregularities

Recruitment of new Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia has been tainted by a number of irregularities, with a few dozen workers falling into trouble, which includes joblessness.
19 April 2023

Thousands of migrants, including some Bangladeshis, stranded in Niger's desert

Every week hundreds more migrants thrown out of Algeria end up here in Assamaka, the first village on the Niger border
6 April 2023

Remitters sent home $2.02 billion in March

The amount is a seven-month high
2 April 2023

10 migrant workers detained in Malaysia

A group of 10 Bangladeshi migrant workers were detained this week in Malaysia for “not possessing valid documents”, according to a report of Free Malaysia Today (FMT).
16 March 2023

A year since deal inked, Greece yet to hire Bangladeshis

A year has passed since a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Bangladesh and Greece for the latter to recruit Bangladeshi migrant workers. However, Greece is yet to initiate the process.
15 March 2023

Irregular Migration of Bangladeshis: Mediterranean route dangerous yet popular

Irregular migration of Bangladeshis to Italy by sea has almost doubled in a year, shows UN data.
15 March 2023

Forex reserves fall to $31.15 billion

Bangladesh Bank cleared $1.05 billion ACU payment on March 6
9 March 2023

Remittance rises 4.46% in February

However, February's remittance of $1.56 billion was 20.3 per cent lower than the previous month's $1.95 billion
1 March 2023

Boy rescued from container in Malaysia reaches Cumilla

Last night, a Malaysia airlines flight brought the 14-year-old Ratul Islam Fahim to Dhaka from Kuala Lumpur around 10:00pm
22 February 2023

How USA becomes top remittance source beating Saudi Arabia

The USA has 5 lakh Bangladeshi migrant workers and Saudi Arabia 20 lakh
21 February 2023

USA continues to be Bangladesh's top source of remittance

Bangladeshis in the North American country sent home $966.89 million in the October-December period of 2022
19 February 2023

At least 73 migrants missing, presumed dead after shipwreck off Libya

The boat carrying 80 people had departed from Qasr al-Akhyar, east of the capital Tripoli, and was heading to Europe when it ran into trouble on Tuesday, the UN's IOM said
15 February 2023

Skill factor hinders rise in remittance

Despite sending well over a million migrants abroad last year, Bangladesh is unlikely to get the desired remittance from them as almost four out of five of them were less skilled.
14 February 2023

Bangladesh calls for ensuring transparency

Bangladesh High Commissioner to Malaysia Md Golam Sarwar has called for ensuring transparency in the recruitment process of workers from Bangladesh to Malaysia
10 February 2023