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23 abducted Bangladeshis rescued in Libya

Twenty-three Bangladeshi nationals, who were abducted in Libya, have been rescued. According to the Bangladesh Embassy in Libya, local authorities conducted a raid in Misrata area and freed the abducted Bangladeshis, reports UNB. The operation was carried out by security forces following an...

Bangladeshi migrant flow increases on Mediterranean route to Europe

Although illegal entries into Europe have generally decreased, the number of Bangladeshis arriving via the Mediterranean has risen. Frontex reports a 48% increase along the central Mediterranean route in the first two months of this year. According to Frontex, the Mediterranean route sees the...

Bangladeshi expat shot dead in South Africa

A Bangladeshi businessman was shot dead by armed robbers in South Africa on Thursday night (Bangladesh time). The incident took place around 9pm in Vepener, a town in South Africas Free State Province. The victim was identified as Kamrul Islam, 33, son of the late Abdul Mannan Miah of Ozi...

Pakistani model Zara Ahmed in Bangladeshi film

Pakistani model-actor Zara Ahmed will appear in a Bangladeshi film titled Force, which will be directed by Asif Iqbal Jewel. It is learned that the actress officially signed the project on March 11. The film revolves around the story of a womans revenge, and Zara will play the role of a police...

Saudi Arabia reduces rate of issuing Umrah visas for Bangladeshis

The Saudi government has reduced the rate of issuing Umrah visas for Bangladeshi pilgrims under a quota system introduced this month. Earlier, the Saudi embassy in Dhaka approved almost all Umrah visa applications, but since 5 March, they have approved only about 8%-10%. Farid Ahmed Mozumder,...

176 more Bangladeshis return home from Libya

A total of 176 Bangladeshi expatriates, including 106 detained at the Tajoura Detention Center in Tripoli, Libya, have been repatriated to Bangladesh. With the assistance of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), 176 Bangladeshis landed at Dhakas Hazrat Shahjalal International...

Nearly 80,000 Bangladeshi students await German visas

Around 80,000 Bangladeshi students are currently waiting for German visas, according to German Ambassador to Bangladesh Achim Tröster. He stated that these students applied for visas in 2024 and the current months of 2025. The ambassador shared this information on Wednesday through a post on...

Mega concert in Qatar with top Bangladeshi stars

A mega concert performed by popular Bangladeshi artistes is going to be held in Qatar on 31 March. The concert titled Live Mega Concert, organised by Qatars Sand City Service will take place in the citys at the Asian Town Amphitheater. Singers Monir Khan, Akhi Alamgir, Imran Mahmudul, Dilshad...

Myanmar navy frees 56 Bangladeshi fishermen hours after detention

Hours after detaining 56 Bangladeshi fishermen along with six fishing boats in the Bay of Bengal, the Myanmar Navy released them around midnight. The fishermen arrived in Teknaf early today, said Sheikh Ehsan Uddin, upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) of Teknaf in Coxs Bazar. Although the Myanmar...

Bangladeshi youth wins Dh20m in Abu Dhabi's ticket draw

Bangladeshi expatriate Jahangir Alom from Dubai won Dh20 million in the latest Abu Dhabi Big Ticket draw held on Monday. Jahangir got lucky with ticket number 134468, which he bought on February 11. The 44-year-old shipbuilding industry worker has been living in Dubai for six years while his...

Arakan Army returns 29 Bangladeshi fishermen taken from Naf River

The fishermen were brought back to Bangladesh on Thursday through the jetty at Shah Porir Dwip in Teknaf. The 29 fishermen, who were taken by the Arakan Army while fishing in the Naf River, have been brought back. Their health is being checked, and after the necessary procedures, they will be...

CA urges Maldives to regularize undocumented Bangladeshi expats

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday urged the Maldivian government for regularizing the undocumented Bangladeshi expatriates living in the country and recruiting more workforce from Bangladesh, reports UNB. The Chief Adviser conveyed this to High Commissioner of the Maldives Shiuneen...

113 Bangladeshis detained in Malaysia

Malaysian immigration department has arrested 235 people, including 113 Bangladeshis, in an ongoing crackdown on illegal immigrants in the country. They were arrested in five districts in Johor province from Friday to Sunday. Johor Immigration Director Datuk Mohd Rusdi Mohd Darus said in a...

Qatar urged to recruit Bangladeshi skilled professionals

Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain on Monday urged the Qatar government to recruit Bangladeshi professionals like doctors, engineers, IT professionals and nurses. He invited representatives from the relevant authorities from Qatar to visit Bangladesh to meet the professionals for prospective...

Rohingyas travel to Saudi with Bangladeshi passport

Over the past few decades, at least five million Rohingyas have entered Saudi Arabia with Bangladeshi passports, living there as illegal migrants from the country. They not only stay there illegally, but also conduct various misdeeds, creating negative perception of Bangladeshis among Saudi...

145 undocumented Bangladeshis return from Libya

A group of 145 undocumented Bangladeshi nationals, who wanted to voluntarily return home from Libya, arrived in Dhaka early Thursday, reports UNB. They arrived by a chartered flight of Buraq Air (UZ0222) at 5:30 am following a joint effort by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh Embassy...

Consul general engages with Bangladeshi students in Toronto

The Bangladesh Consulate General in Toronto hosted an exchange meeting with Bangladeshi students from the University of Toronto, Toronto Metropolitan University, and York University. Thirty-one students from four campus-based Bangladeshi student unions attended the event. As part of the upcoming...

Bangladeshi film 'Neelchokro' selected for Golden State Film Festival 2025

The Bangladeshi film Neelchokro (Blue Circle) has been selected for the Golden State Film Festival in Los Angeles, USA. The film has been chosen for the Foreign Language category. According to Mithu, the film will be screened on the last day of the festival. The director of the film, Mithu Khan,...

Bangladeshi women entrepreneurs to lead UK trade mission

A group of diverse and inspirational Bangladeshi women entrepreneurs representing eight businesses is set to lead a trade mission to the United Kingdom in February, with support from the UK Government SheTrades Programme. Their visit will involve high-level discussions with investors,...

18 more Bangladeshis forced into war in Russia

Humayun Kabir from Hulhuliya village, Singra Upazila, Natore, fell victim to a deceitful promisehis fortune would change the moment he set foot in a developed European country. Entrusting Tk1.8 million to traffickers, he embarked on his journey, only to be sold into forced military service in...

43 Bangladeshi nationals arrested in India

Indian Police have arrested 43 Bangladeshi nationals from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Gujarat for illegal stay. Of those, 36 were arrested from Tirupur city in Tamil Nadu alone, increasing the number of Bangladeshi arrestee in January [Till January 25th] at the city to 86. Following a...

Bangladeshis among 176 illegal immigrants detained in Malaysia

The Kuala Lumpur Immigration Department (JIM) detained 176 illegal immigrants during an operation carried out around Jalan Alor, Bukit Bintang, on Wednesday night, reports local news agency Bernama. Kuala Lumpur JIM director Wan Mohammed Saupee Wan Yusoff said the operation which started at 7:15...

46 more Bangladeshis return from Lebanon

In the latest move, 46 Bangladeshis were repatriated from war-torn Lebanon on Tuesday with government expenditure. The Qatar Airways flight landed at 9:15 am at Hazrat Shajalal International Airport. Officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Expatriates Welfare and...

Expats send $1.20 billion remittance in 18 days of January

Bangladesh has received over $1.20 billion ($1206.88 million) remittance in 18 days of January this year. According to the latest update of Bangladesh Bank (BB), expatriate Bangladeshis have sent this amount of remittance through banking channels between January 1 and 18. If this remittance...

President urges Kuwait to recruit more Bangladeshi manpower

President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday urged Kuwait government to recruit more skilled and semi-skilled manpower from Bangladesh, reports BSS. He made the call when the ambassador-designate of the oil-rich Middle Eastern country Kuwait in Dhaka Ali Tunyan Abdul Wahab Hamadah presented his...

Dhallywood's box office triumphs: The highest-grossing Bangladeshi films of 2024

Dhallywood had a busy year in 2024, with steady growth and record-breaking achievements in the Bangladeshi film industry. Despite some challenges, several big films exceeded expectations, setting new records for box office sales and audience interest. As in 2023, star-led movies were at the...

90 Bangladeshi sailors, fishermen return home after detention in India

A total of 90 Bangladeshi sailors and fishermen, detained in India for weeks, have returned home. They were brought to the Bangladesh Coast Guard Jetty in Patenga and handed over to their families on Tuesday morning. The Indian authorities handed over the 90 individuals to the Bangladesh...