167 more Bangladeshis return from Libya
167 more Bangladeshis return from Libya

Another 167 undocumented Bangladeshimigrants have been repatriated from Libya with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of Bangladesh in Tripoli, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Among the returnees, 16 individuals voluntarily returned from Benghazi...

23 abducted Bangladeshis rescued in Libya
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...

Saudi Arabia reduces rate of issuing Umrah visas for Bangladeshis
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
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...

CA urges Maldives to regularize undocumented Bangladeshi expats
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
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...