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Saturday, 22 February, 2025

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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...

Commerce adviser seeks investment from Bangladeshi entrepreneurs in UK

Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashiruddin has stressed the role of Bangladeshi entrepreneurs in the UK in strengthening commercial ties between the two and urged them to invest in Bangladesh, reports UNB. He said: Invest in Bangladesh and contribute to the countrys development. Your role is vital in...

Actress Anjana Rahman passes away

Renowned actress and two-time National Film Award winner Anjana Rahman has passed away (Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Raziun). She died Friday night while undergoing treatment at BSMMU. The information was confirmed by film journalist Ahmed Tepantar. She was 60. Her funeral prayer (Namaz-e-Janaza)...

Second Bangladeshi youth shot dead by Indian Khasias at Sylhet Border

A Bangladeshi youth has been killed by gunfire allegedly from Indian Khasia community at the Dumdumia border area in Bichnakandi, under Gowainghat Upazila of Sylhet. The deceased has been identified as Sabuj Mia, 20, son of Abul Mia, a resident of Phitorgul Pahartoli village in Gowainghat,...

Six Bangladeshi fishermen return after nine months in Indian Jail

After all the immigration formalities, the Indian police handed them to Bangladesh authorities throughBenapole Port Police Station in the morning. The returnees are Rahmat Ullah, 45, son of Siddique Mia of Patuakhali district, Golam Rafi, 34, son of Abdul Manik of Patuakhali district, Jamal...

26 Bangladeshis return home serving 3 years jail in India

Twenty-six Bangladeshi people, who were sentenced to three years in prison for illegal migration to India, returned home. They returned home through the Benapole check post on Tuesday night. Seven women, eight children and eleven men returned home after serving their sentences, said Benapole...

13 Bangladeshis detained by BSF across Sylhet border

Citing locals, UNB reported that the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has detained 13 Bangladeshi nationals near the Tamabil Sonatila border at Gowainghat upazila in Sylhet. According to local sources, the Bangladeshi nationals were apprehended on Sunday night and subsequently transferred to...

15 Bangladeshis return home thru Benapole Port after serving jail in India

Fifteen Bangladeshi nationals returned home via the Benapole check post on Friday night after serving two years in an Indian prison, reports UNB. The individuals, hailing from Narail, Khulna, and Satkhira districts, were handed over to Bangladeshs immigration authorities by Indian officials....

Dreams fade away as they return empty-handed

Thousands of people leave their homeland with a hope of developing living quality, and work inhumanly to manage money for family in the country. Hence, the economic conditions of the family develop. But, at the end of the day, many of these remittance fighters return home barehanded and some of...

Jaya to start shooting in her first Bangladeshi web series 'Jimmi'

Jaya Ahsan, the most cherished actress from both Bangladesh and India, will appear in a Bangladeshi web series for the first time. The series, titled Jimmi, will be directed by Ashfaque Nipun. The project was announced last March, and it has now been confirmed that shooting will start in the...

Thailand to launch e-visas for Bangladeshis on Dec 19

Thailand will issue e-visas to government passport holders of Bangladesh from December 19. On the other hand, Bangladeshi common people will get Thai e-visas from January 2 next year. Thailand Embassy in Dhaka revealed the information on Monday. According to the Thai Embassy, all...

Bangladeshis spend $5bn annually on medical care abroad: Governor

Central bank governor Ahsan H Mansur said that Bangladeshis spend over $5 billion each year on medical treatment abroad. The governor shared the information while speaking at a workshop titled Cross-Border Data Flow: A Bangladesh Perspective, jointly organized by the Policy Research Institute of...

Annual expenditure of Tk 6,000 crore on treatment abroad

Bangladeshi patients continue to spend heavily on medical treatment abroad, with annual expenditures reaching approximately 6,000 crore taka. Many traveling to India for medical care, but diplomatic tensions have led to India limiting visa issuance, only allowing entry for serious cases. In...

Najmun Nahar sets record visiting 178 countries

Najmun Nahar, the first Bangladeshi globetrotter to carry the national flag across the world, has achieved the extraordinary milestone of visiting 178 countries. She is also the first Muslim woman in the world to reach this remarkable feat, her latest destination being Papua New Guinea....