113 Bangladeshis detained in Malaysia
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...

145 undocumented Bangladeshis return from Libya
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...

18 more Bangladeshis forced into war in Russia
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...

46 more Bangladeshis return from Lebanon
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
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...

26 Bangladeshis return home serving 3 years jail in India
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
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
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....

Thailand to launch e-visas for Bangladeshis on Dec 19
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
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...

Delegation of Voice for Global Bangladeshis meets Chief Adviser
Delegation of Voice for Global Bangladeshis meets Chief Adviser

A 30-member delegation of Voice for Global Bangladeshis called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital on Thursday evening। The delegation included representatives from the United States, the United Kingdom, Dubai, Canada, Australia, Malaysia...

UAE pardons 75 more Bangladeshis
UAE pardons 75 more Bangladeshis

The United Arab Emirates government has pardoned 75 more expatriate Bangladeshis, who were arrested for staging demonstrations in the UAE in solidarity with the anti-discrimination movement led by students in Bangladesh in July, reports The Business Standard. With the latest pardons, the UAE has...