A warning notice signed by Bosel’s general manager (deputy secretary) ABM Abdul Haleem was issued on Saturday. It said that many websites and Facebook pages in the name of BOSEL have been promoting foreign employment; Money is being taken from willing migrant workers on the assurance of giving them jobs abroad and their medical tests […]
Bangladesh and Malaysia have agreed to explore the possibility of concluding a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to add more substance to the ever-growing bilateral trade and economic ties between the two regional countries. The issue was discussed at the third Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between Bangladesh and Malaysia held at the Ministry of Foreign […]
The latest discovery in the municipality of San Luis Rio Colorado, which borders the US state of Arizona, resulted from a follow-up investigation by authorities who abducted 10 Colombian citizens on Friday. “This time the people of El Salvador, Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, the United States, India, Peru, Nepal, Bangladesh, Cuba, Colombia, Brazil and […]
During the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, authorities arrested nearly 2.4 million people at the border, most of whom were turned away. In March 2023, the number of people detained without proper immigration documents stood at 191,899. In addition to the ongoing deployment of approximately 2,500 National Guard troops, the force will be deployed […]
She said, “Climate change has the potential to pose a threat to food security. People in the region spend more money on food and cannot spend on education and other sectors, with increasing food processing.” Farzana Mannan said that economic security and health security were also challenges for the region. Displaced by climate change, people […]
Mediterranean migrant crossings see deadliest quarter since 2017: UN
Civil Protection Minister Nelo Musumesi said, “Let it be clear, we are not solving the problem, the solution can only depend on responsible intervention by the European Union.” More than 31,000 migrants have arrived in Italy so far this year, up from about 7,900 in the same period last year, Interior Ministry figures show.
Germany’s population is set to reach an all-time high of 84.3 million people in 2022 after remaining stable over the past three years, as Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war come to Germany. The Federal Statistics Office said on Thursday that 1.1 million more people were living in Germany in 2022 than the previous year. Immigrants […]
Bangladeshi kingpin at the center of Libya’s human trafficking plight
Foreign employment has been playing an important role in the socio-economic aspect of Bangladesh for a long time which has proved its strong presence in 2022. It is also an alternative source of growth. Bangladesh earns a significant amount of remittances from overseas employment to cover the balance of payments. In all aspects, both issues […]
The migrant workers also said that the job conditions, wages and facilities are not being provided for the workers in most of the cases. This is how Bangladeshi migrants are being denied wages in various countries including the Middle East. A female expatriate from Kamila said she was sent to Saudi Arabia with a medical […]
Ovibashi Karmi Upgradation Program (OKUP), a community-based migrant organization in Bangladesh, has conducted several studies on human trafficking and the risky journeys of Bangladeshi migrants. OKUP President Shakirul Islam said that while conducting his study on Bangladeshi migrants smuggled into Italy, he visited various towns and regions of Italy. “We found that around 81 per […]
