Dhaka for IOM’s role to protect rights of migrant workers

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday emphasised the need for IOM's continued proactive efforts in protecting the rights of Bangladeshi migrant workers in destination and transit countries. He appreciated IOM's involvement in supporting the Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMNs) in Cox' Bazar, stressing the urgency of their safe and

113 more Bangladesh workers leave for S Korea

One hundred and thirteen Bangladesh workers left for Seoul from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport via a direct chartered flight operated by a Korean airline Wednesday. It was the fifth batch of Bangladesh workers who went to Korea this year after the departure of 110 on February 16. Fifty-two of the 113 workers

Bangladesh plans to send 800K workers abroad in FY22

Bangladesh plans to send as many as 800,000 workers abroad in fiscal 2021-22, as Malaysia is set to reopen the labour market to workers from the South Asian country. In the first four months of the fiscal year, more than 250,000 Bangladeshis were employed abroad, according to Ahmed Munirus Saleheen, the

SCB, BRAC to support Covid affected returnee migrant workers

Standard Chartered Bangladesh and BRAC have announced the launch of a Covid-19 response initiative that will work with returnee migrant workers to ensure economic self-reliance through skills and entrepreneurship development, a release said. The Standard Chartered Foundation is financing the two-year project titled “Covid-19 recovery: Entrepreneurship Training and Gainful Employment for

160 Bangladeshi migrants return home from Libya

International Organization for Migration (IOM) cleared the way for the safe return of 160 Bangladeshi migrants stranded in Libya under its Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) program on Wednesday.  The flight carrying the returnees left Benghazi of Libya on Tuesday and landed at Dhaka’s Hazarat Shajalal International Airport (HSIA) on Wednesday.  The returnees

Rehabilitation initiatives taken for returnee migrant workers: Expat Minister

The government has taken initiatives for the socio-economic rehabilitation of the returnee migrant workers, Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad said Tuesday. ''Efforts to retrain returnee migrants and sending them back abroad as skilled workers are continuing,'' he told the 12th meeting of the parliamentary standing committee on his