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href="/nrb/news/bangladeshi-worker-killed-malaysia-building-collapse-3726071">Bangladeshi worker killed in Malaysia building collapse</a> </h3> <p class="intro">A 22-year-old Bangladeshi construction worker has died, and two other foreign workers were injured when part of a building under construction collapsed at Jalan Bukit Senjuang in Bandar Hilir, Malaysia..Melaka Fire and Rescue Department's deputy director, Raja Saiful Iswandy Raja Hassan, s</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">1m ago</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-20" > <a href="/nrb/migration/news/bangladesh-mission-lebanon-collecting-info-migrants-willing-return-3723746">Bangladesh mission in Lebanon collecting info on migrants willing to return </a> </h3> <p class="intro">Bangladesh embassy in Lebanon started collecting information on the 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href="/nrb/migration/news/least-4-killed-migrant-shipwreck-greek-island-3710426">At least 4 killed in migrant shipwreck off Greek island</a> </h3> <p class="intro">At least four migrants died when their boat sank on Monday off the Greek island of Samos, the Greek coastguard said</p> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-18 " > <a href="/nrb/news/remaining-26-pardoned-bangladeshis-return-uae-3702341">Remaining 26 pardoned Bangladeshis return from UAE</a> </h3> <p class="intro">The remaining 26 Bangladeshi migrants who have been granted pardon by Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates, returned home today</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-5 large-4"> <div class="card position-relative horizontal image-reverse align-justify border-bottom"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33"> <a href="/nrb/migration/news/150-more-bangladeshis-repatriated-libya-3702316" aria-label="150 more Bangladeshis repatriated from Libya "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2023/11/13/libya.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2023/11/13/libya.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content" > <h4 class="title fs-18" > <a href="/nrb/migration/news/150-more-bangladeshis-repatriated-libya-3702316">150 more Bangladeshis repatriated from Libya</a> </h4> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal image-reverse align-justify border-bottom"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33"> <a href="/nrb/migration/news/14-migrants-pardoned-uae-return-home-evening-3696606" aria-label="14 migrants pardoned in UAE to return home this evening "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2021/08/28/flight_plane_aircraft_biman.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2021/08/28/flight_plane_aircraft_biman.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content" > <h4 class="title fs-18" > <a href="/nrb/migration/news/14-migrants-pardoned-uae-return-home-evening-3696606">14 migrants pardoned in UAE to return home this evening</a> </h4> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal image-reverse align-justify border-bottom"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33"> <a href="/nrb/departure-arrival/news/pleasant-surprise-dhaka-airport-3690751" aria-label="A pleasant surprise at Dhaka airport "> <picture title="Faster luggage delivery Dhaka airport" class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/08/31/dhaka-airport.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/08/31/dhaka-airport.jpg" alt="Faster luggage delivery Dhaka airport" title="Faster luggage delivery Dhaka airport" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content" > <h4 class="title fs-18" > <a href="/nrb/departure-arrival/news/pleasant-surprise-dhaka-airport-3690751">A pleasant surprise at Dhaka airport</a> </h4> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal image-reverse align-justify border-bottom"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33"> <a href="/business/news/major-economic-indicators-showing-signs-improvement-mcci-3688031" aria-label="Major economic indicators showing signs of improvement: MCCI "> <picture title="Implementing proposed budget a highly challenging task: MCCI" class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/06/07/mcci.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/06/07/mcci.jpg" alt="Implementing proposed budget a highly challenging task: MCCI" title="Implementing proposed budget a highly challenging task: MCCI" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content" > <h4 class="title fs-18" > <a href="/business/news/major-economic-indicators-showing-signs-improvement-mcci-3688031">Major economic indicators showing signs of improvement: MCCI</a> </h4> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal image-reverse align-justify "> <div class="card-image position-relative w33"> <a href="/nrb/news/floods-expatriates-express-worry-move-create-funds-3684656" aria-label="Floods: Expatriates express worry, move to create funds "> <picture title="Bangladeshi migrants workers rights in Malaysia" class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2023/11/07/labour-migration-sector.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2023/11/07/labour-migration-sector.jpg" alt="Bangladeshi migrants workers rights in Malaysia" title="Bangladeshi migrants workers rights in Malaysia" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content" > <h4 class="title fs-18" > <a href="/nrb/news/floods-expatriates-express-worry-move-create-funds-3684656">Floods: Expatriates express worry, move to create funds</a> </h4> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-image position-relative w66"> <a href="/business/news/forex-reserves-decline-13-billion-month-3667216" aria-label="Forex reserves decline by $1.3 billion in a month "> <picture title="rise in Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves" class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2022/07/08/dollar.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2022/07/08/dollar.jpg" alt="rise in Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves" title="rise in Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content pt-20 pb-20 pr-20" > <h3 class="title fs-18" > <a href="/business/news/forex-reserves-decline-13-billion-month-3667216">Forex reserves decline by $1.3 billion in a month</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Reserves stood at $20.48 billion on July 31, down from $21.78 billion a month ago</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-separator"></div><div class="panel-pane pane-home-2024-v2 no-title block" class="panel-pane pane-home-2024-v2 no-title block"> <div class="pane-content"> <style> .special-bg-section .intro { color: #fff !important; } .special-bg-section h3 a:hover { color: #fff !important; } .home-first .card-content { padding-bottom: 0 !important; } .border-top { border-top: 1px solid #ccc; } </style> <div class="section has-top-separator position-relative top-widget-news"> <div class="row mt-10 smt-0"> <div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-4 medium-4 border-right mb-20">  <div class="card position-relative card position-relative home-first border-bottom"> <div class="card-image position-relative radius-16 overflow-hidden"> <a href="/nrb/news/bangladeshi-expat-wins-dh20-million-grand-prize-uae-big-ticket-draw-3719196" aria-label="Bangladeshi expat wins Dh20 million grand prize in UAE Big Ticket draw "> <picture title="Bangladeshi expat wins Dh20 million in UAE" class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/big_201/public/images/2024/10/03/22.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/big_201/public/images/2024/10/03/22.jpg" alt="Bangladeshi expat wins Dh20 million in UAE" title="Bangladeshi expat wins Dh20 million in UAE" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content" > <h3 class="title h1 e-mb-12 fs-26" > <a href="/nrb/news/bangladeshi-expat-wins-dh20-million-grand-prize-uae-big-ticket-draw-3719196">Bangladeshi expat wins Dh20 million grand prize in UAE Big Ticket draw</a> </h3> <p class="lc-3 intro">A Bangladeshi delivery rider won the Dh20 million grand prize with the latest Big Ticket draw</p> </div> </div>   <div class="row card-overflow horizontal image-reverse align-justify pt-10 mb-10 border-bottom "> <div class="column medium-8 small-8" style="display: inline-flex;"> <h4 class="title fs-22" > <h4 class="title fs-18"> <a href="/business/news/non-resident-bangladeshis-can-now-get-tk-10-lakh-bank-loans-3718126">Non-resident Bangladeshis can now get up to Tk 10 lakh in bank loans</a> </h4> </div> <div class="column medium-4 small-4"> <a href="/business/news/non-resident-bangladeshis-can-now-get-tk-10-lakh-bank-loans-3718126"> <picture title="non-resident Bangladeshis to get bank loans" class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/10/02/non-resident_bangladeshis_can_now_take_up_to_tk_10_lakh_loan_from_banks_in_bangladesh.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/10/02/non-resident_bangladeshis_can_now_take_up_to_tk_10_lakh_loan_from_banks_in_bangladesh.jpg" alt="non-resident Bangladeshis to get bank loans" title="non-resident Bangladeshis to get bank loans" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="column medium-12 small-12 mt-5"> <p class="intro lc-3 fs-16 lh-24">Repayments will be made from the remittances sent home</p> </div> </div>   <div class="row card-overflow horizontal image-reverse align-justify pt-10 mb-10 "> <div class="column medium-8 small-8" style="display: inline-flex;"> <h4 class="title fs-22" > <h4 class="title fs-18"> <a href="/nrb/migration/news/45-dead-after-two-migrant-boats-sink-djibouti-un-3717566">45 dead after two migrant boats sink off Djibouti: UN</a> </h4> </div> <div class="column medium-4 small-4"> <a href="/nrb/migration/news/45-dead-after-two-migrant-boats-sink-djibouti-un-3717566"> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2023/08/10/migrant-boat_capsize_0.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2023/08/10/migrant-boat_capsize_0.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="column medium-12 small-12 mt-5"> <p class="intro lc-3 fs-16 lh-24">At least 45 people have died after two migrant boats sank off the coast of Djibouti, the UN's migration agency said Tuesday</p> </div> </div>  </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3 border-right mb-20">  <div class="row card-overflow horizontal image-reverse align-justify border-bottom mt-10"> <div class="column medium-8 small-8" style="display: inline-flex;"> <h4 class="title fs-18" > <h4 class="title fs-18"> <a href="/business/news/remittance-rises-80-september-3717126">Remittance rises 80% in September</a> </h4> </div> <div class="column medium-4 small-4"> <a href="/business/news/remittance-rises-80-september-3717126"> <picture title="Bangladesh's remittance in September 2024" class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2022/12/02/remittance-to-rise.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2022/12/02/remittance-to-rise.jpg" alt="Bangladesh's remittance in September 2024" title="Bangladesh's remittance in September 2024" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="column medium-12 small-12 mt-5"> <p class="intro lc-4 fs-14 color-smoke">Migrant Bangladeshis sent in $2.40 billion in September, 8.12% higher than August</p> </div> </div>   <div class="row card-overflow horizontal image-reverse align-justify border-bottom mt-10"> <div class="column medium-8 small-8" style="display: inline-flex;"> <h4 class="title fs-18" > <h4 class="title fs-18"> <a href="/nrb/departure-arrival/airlines-more/news/biman-curtails-flights-five-intl-routes-3715716">Biman curtails flights on five int’l routes</a> </h4> </div> <div class="column medium-4 small-4"> <a href="/nrb/departure-arrival/airlines-more/news/biman-curtails-flights-five-intl-routes-3715716"> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/07/05/biman.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/07/05/biman.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="column medium-12 small-12 mt-5"> <p class="intro lc-4 fs-14 color-smoke">Biman Bangladesh Airlines has reduced flights on five international routes due to financial losses and a decline in passengers.</p> </div> </div>   <div class="row card-overflow horizontal image-reverse align-justify border-bottom mt-10"> <div class="column medium-8 small-8" style="display: inline-flex;"> <h4 class="title fs-18" > <h4 class="title fs-18"> <a href="/nrb/migration/news/9-dead-48-missing-after-migrant-boat-sinks-spanish-island-3714396">9 dead, 48 missing after migrant boat sinks off Spanish island</a> </h4> </div> <div class="column medium-4 small-4"> <a href="/nrb/migration/news/9-dead-48-missing-after-migrant-boat-sinks-spanish-island-3714396"> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2023/08/10/migrant-boat_capsize_0.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2023/08/10/migrant-boat_capsize_0.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="column medium-12 small-12 mt-5"> <p class="intro lc-4 fs-14 color-smoke">A boat carrying migrants capsized off Spain's Canary islands overnight, killing at least nine people and leaving 48 missing, the national maritime rescue service said on Saturday</p> </div> </div>   <div class="row card-overflow horizontal image-reverse align-justify mt-10"> <div class="column medium-8 small-8" style="display: inline-flex;"> <h4 class="title fs-18" > <h4 class="title fs-18"> <a href="/nrb/departure-arrival/airlines-more/news/cancellation-flights-saudi-bound-migrants-bind-3661621">Cancellation of Flights: Saudi-bound migrants in a bind</a> </h4> </div> <div class="column medium-4 small-4"> <a href="/nrb/departure-arrival/airlines-more/news/cancellation-flights-saudi-bound-migrants-bind-3661621"> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/07/25/saudi-bound-bangladeshi-migrant-workers.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2024/07/25/saudi-bound-bangladeshi-migrant-workers.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="column medium-12 small-12 mt-5"> <p class="intro lc-4 fs-14 color-smoke">Uncertainty looms over the fate of hundreds of Saudi-bound Bangladeshi migrant workers as Saudia airlines cancelled multiple flights following the countrywide internet shutdown since Thursday night.</p> </div> </div>  </div> <div class="columns small-12 large-2 medium-2 border-right mb-20"> <div class="card position-relative card position-relative mb-0"> <div class="card-content" > <h3 class="title h1 e-mb-12 fs-18" > <a href="/nrb/departure-arrival/airlines-more/news/biman-flight-returns-hsia-after-ac-failure-3654531">Biman flight returns to HSIA after AC failure</a> </h3> <p class="lc-4 intro fs-14">A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight returned to the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport shortly after take-off this morning as the cooling system of the plane's air conditioner was not working</p> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative card position-relative border-bottom bg-pacific-blue special-bg-section p-10"> <div class="card-content" > <h3 class="title h1 e-mb-12 fs-18 color-white" > <a href="/nrb/migration/news/labour-market-oman-now-open-12-specific-categories-minister-3652806">Labour market in Oman now open for 12 specific categories: minister</a> </h3> <p class="lc-4 intro fs-14">State Minister for Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment, Shofiqur Rahman Choudhury, has announced that the Oman government has opened its labour market for Bangladesh in 12 categories -- including doctors, engineers, nurses, and teachers</p> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative card position-relative border-bottom"> <div class="card-content" > <h3 class="title h1 e-mb-12 fs-18" > <a href="/nrb/departure-arrival/airlines-more/news/purchase-boeing-or-airbus-depends-biman-report-3651256">Purchase of Boeing or Airbus depends on Biman report</a> </h3> <p class="lc-4 intro fs-14">Civil Aviation Minister Faruk Khan today said the decision to purchase Boeing or Airbus aircraft will depend on the evaluation committee's report</p> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative card position-relative"> <div class="card-content" > <h3 class="title h1 e-mb-12 fs-18" > <a href="/nrb/migration/news/journey-no-one-cares-if-you-live-or-die-3650056">‘On this journey, no one cares if you live or die’</a> </h3> <p class="lc-4 intro fs-14">Refugees and migrants, including Bangladeshis, continue to face extreme forms of violence, human rights violations, and exploitation on land and sea routes through the African continent towards its Mediterranean coastline.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3 mt-10"> <div class="mb-20 text-center"> <a style="margin: 0 auto;" href="/sports/sports-special/t20-world-cup-2024" target="_blank"><img src="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/uploads/2024/05/08/t20-2024.jpg"></a> </div> <div class="mb-20 text-center"> <a style="margin: 0 auto;" href="/sports/sports-special/t20-world-cup-2024" target="_blank"><img src="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/uploads/2024/05/08/t20-2024.jpg"></a> </div> <div class="text-center mb-20"> <a href="/news/bangladesh/lives-we-lost" target="_blank"><img src="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/uploads/2024/07/31/lives-we-lost.png" alt=""></a> </div>  <div class="row card-overflow horizontal image-reverse align-justify mt-10"> <div class="column medium-8 small-8" style="display: inline-flex;"> <h4 class="title fs-16" > <h4 class="title fs-18"> <a href="/nrb/migration/news/migration-mediterranean-no-one-cares-if-you-live-or-die-3649761">Migration via Mediterranean: 'No one cares if you live or die'</a> </h4> </div> <div class="column medium-4 small-4"> <a href="/nrb/migration/news/migration-mediterranean-no-one-cares-if-you-live-or-die-3649761"> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2023/12/17/mediterranean_migrant_journey.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_201/public/images/2023/12/17/mediterranean_migrant_journey.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="column medium-12 small-12 mt-5"> <p class="intro lc-3 fs-16 color-smoke">Migrants face violence, exploitation on journey through the African continent towards the Mediterranean, according to new report</p> </div> </div>  </div> </div>  <div class="row w-100 border-bottom border-top-1"> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3 mt-20 mb-20 border-right"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-content" > <h4 class="title fs-18" > <a href="/nrb/migration/news/chaos-over-flights-kl-js-body-quick-solution-3647341">Chaos over flights to KL: JS body for quick solution</a> </h4> <p class="intro">A parliamentary body today recommended quick action and solution regarding the failure to send workers to Malaysia. They suggested taking actions as per the report of the inquiry committee, according to meeting sources.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3 mt-20 mb-20 border-right"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-content" > <h4 class="title fs-18" > <a href="/business/news/remittance-jumps-1559-june-3646386">Remittance jumps 15.59% in June </a> </h4> <p class="intro">It hit $2.54 in June this year, up from $2.19 billion in the same month last year</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3 mt-20 mb-20 border-right"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-content" > <h4 class="title fs-18" > <a href="/nrb/departure-arrival/airlines-more/news/ticket-sales-performance-key-challenges-new-biman-md-3645671">Ticket sales, performance key challenges: new Biman MD</a> </h4> <p class="intro">Resolving irregularities in selling tickets and improving on-time performance are the two main challenges for Biman Bangladesh Airlines, said Biman's new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Mohammad Jahidul Islam Bhuiyan today</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns small-12 medium-3 large-3 mt-20 mb-20"> <div class="card position-relative"> <div class="card-content" > <h4 class="title fs-18" > <a href="/nrb/migration/news/malaysia-jobseekers-woes-what-steps-have-you-taken-so-far-3645666">Malaysia jobseekers' woes: What steps have you taken so far?</a> </h4> <p class="intro">The High Court today wanted to know from authorities concerned about the steps they have taken to address the mismanagement that prevented Bangladeshi jobseekers from reaching Malaysia before a May 31 deadline this year</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-separator"></div><div class="panel-pane pane-category-load-more no-title block" class="panel-pane pane-category-load-more no-title block"> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="row mb-20 mt-20"> <div class="columns medium-9 small-12"> <div class="view view-category-load-more-news view-id-category_load_more_news view-display-id-panel_pane_1 view-dom-id-61dbdca7742fcfd3cee92b1e0db23d4f"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <a href="/business/news/bangladeshs-gdp-grow-57-fy25-3643266" aria-label="Bangladesh’s GDP to grow 5.7% in FY25 "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2024/04/28/interior-view-steel-factory.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2024/04/28/interior-view-steel-factory.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/business/news/bangladeshs-gdp-grow-57-fy25-3643266">Bangladesh’s GDP to grow 5.7% in FY25</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP) growth will decrease to 5.7 percent in 2024-25 from 5.8 percent in the current fiscal year while inflation will ease to 8 percent, according to the Mastercard Economic Institute (MEI).</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">5m ago</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <a href="/nrb/news/workers-who-couldnt-go-malaysia-be-compensated-minister-3640606" aria-label="Workers who couldn’t go to Malaysia to be compensated: minister "> <picture title="Thousands of Bangladeshi migrants jobless, unpaid or underpaid" class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2022/07/05/migrants.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2022/07/05/migrants.jpg" alt="Representational image of Bangladeshi migrant workers." title="Thousands of Bangladeshi migrants jobless, unpaid or underpaid" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/nrb/news/workers-who-couldnt-go-malaysia-be-compensated-minister-3640606">Workers who couldn’t go to Malaysia to be compensated: minister</a> </h3> <p class="intro">State Minister for Expatriates’ Welfare Shafiqur Rahman Chowdhury today said that Bangladeshi expatriate workers, who could not go to Malaysia despite having all the necessary documents, will get compensation</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">5m ago</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <div class="media-youtube-video media-youtube-2 responsive-embed widescreen margin-bottom-0"> <iframe class="media-youtube-player" width="640" height="390" title="ইতালি যাওয়ার পথে ভূমধ্যসাগরে ১১ অভিবাসনপ্রত্যাশী মৃত্যু, ৬৪ জন নিখোঁজ" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ISmGVnIXuNM?wmode=opaque&controls=1" name="ইতালি যাওয়ার পথে ভূমধ্যসাগরে ১১ অভিবাসনপ্রত্যাশী মৃত্যু, ৬৪ জন নিখোঁজ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>Video of ইতালি যাওয়ার পথে ভূমধ্যসাগরে ১১ অভিবাসনপ্রত্যাশী মৃত্যু, ৬৪ জন নিখোঁজ</iframe> </div> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/nrb/migration/news/11-migrants-dead-64-missing-after-mediterranean-shipwrecks-3636261">11 migrants dead, 64 missing after Mediterranean shipwrecks</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Eleven migrants died and 64 were missing on Monday after two shipwrecks off southern Italy, according to a German charity, the Italian coast guard and United Nations agencies</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">5m ago</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <a href="/nrb/news/jobs-abroad-sees-20pc-drop-first-4-months-3635351" aria-label="Jobs abroad sees 20pc drop in first 4 months "> <picture title="Thousands of Bangladeshi migrants jobless, unpaid or underpaid" class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2022/07/05/migrants.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2022/07/05/migrants.jpg" alt="Representational image of Bangladeshi migrant workers." title="Thousands of Bangladeshi migrants jobless, unpaid or underpaid" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/nrb/news/jobs-abroad-sees-20pc-drop-first-4-months-3635351">Jobs abroad sees 20pc drop in first 4 months</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Over 3.22 lakh workers migrated abroad from January to April this year compared to 4.01 lakh workers a year ago, a decline by 79,606 workers</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">5m ago</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <a href="/nrb/news/oman-lifts-visa-restrictions-bangladeshis-3633231" aria-label="Oman lifts visa restrictions for Bangladeshis "> <picture title="Bangladeshi migrants workers rights in Malaysia" class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2023/11/07/labour-migration-sector.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2023/11/07/labour-migration-sector.jpg" alt="Bangladeshi migrants workers rights in Malaysia" title="Bangladeshi migrants workers rights in Malaysia" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/nrb/news/oman-lifts-visa-restrictions-bangladeshis-3633231">Oman lifts visa restrictions for Bangladeshis</a> </h3> <p class="intro"> After eight months, the Oman government has lifted temporary visa restrictions on several categories for Bangladeshi nationals</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">5m ago</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <a href="/nrb/migration/news/oman-legalise-96000-bangladeshi-workers-minister-3632246" aria-label="Oman to legalise 96,000 Bangladeshi workers: minister "> <picture title="Oman to legalise 96,000 Bangladeshi workers" class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2023/03/04/migrant-workers.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2023/03/04/migrant-workers.jpg" alt="Oman to legalise 96,000 Bangladeshi workers" title="Oman to legalise 96,000 Bangladeshi workers" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/nrb/migration/news/oman-legalise-96000-bangladeshi-workers-minister-3632246">Oman to legalise 96,000 Bangladeshi workers: minister</a> </h3> <p class="intro">The Oman government has assured to legalise 96,000 illegal Bangladeshi workers, State Minister for Expatriates' Welfare, Overseas, and Employment Shofiqur Rahman Choudhury said today</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">5m ago</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <a href="/nrb/news/baira-members-lock-altercation-agm-3631726" aria-label="Baira members lock into altercation at AGM "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/feature/images/baira-final.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/feature/images/baira-final.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/nrb/news/baira-members-lock-altercation-agm-3631726">Baira members lock into altercation at AGM</a> </h3> <p class="intro">Members of the Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (Baira) today locked into a scuffle at its annual general meeting (AGM), centring the syndicate system of manpower exporting to Malaysia</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">5m ago</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <a href="/nrb/migration/news/police-foil-hunger-strike-italy-bound-workers-3630791" aria-label="Police foil hunger strike of Italy-bound workers "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2024/06/09/itally.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2024/06/09/itally.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/nrb/migration/news/police-foil-hunger-strike-italy-bound-workers-3630791">Police foil hunger strike of Italy-bound workers</a> </h3> <p class="intro">A pre-scheduled hunger strike by workers aspiring to go to Italy was thwarted by police today</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">5m ago</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <a href="/nrb/migration/undocumented/news/123-illegal-bangladeshis-detained-malaysia-3630076" aria-label="123 illegal Bangladeshis detained in Malaysia "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2024/06/08/malaysia_raid.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/images/2024/06/08/malaysia_raid.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/nrb/migration/undocumented/news/123-illegal-bangladeshis-detained-malaysia-3630076">123 illegal Bangladeshis detained in Malaysia</a> </h3> <p class="intro">A total of 214 illegal immigrants, including 123 Bangladeshis, have been arrested by Malaysia’s Johor Immigration Department during raids on workers’ settlements near Kampung Belokok and Jalan Lingkaran Dalam in Johor Baru.</p> <div class="card-top color-iron text-12"> <span class="interval">5m ago</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card position-relative horizontal type-horizontal-list row border-bottom collapse image-reverse"> <div class="card-image position-relative w33 columns small-3 medium-3"> <a href="/nrb/departure-arrival/airlines-more/news/indigo-japan-airlines-agree-codeshare-partnership-3630036" aria-label="IndiGo, Japan Airlines agree codeshare partnership "> <picture class="ratio ratio__16x9">  <source data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/feature/images/2021/04/01/flight_plane_aircraft_biman_3.jpg 1x" data-aspectratio="/" media="(min-width: 1024px)" />    <img class="ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload" data-aspectratio="" data-srcset="https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium_202/public/feature/images/2021/04/01/flight_plane_aircraft_biman_3.jpg" alt="" title="" />  </picture> </a> </div> <div class="card-content card-content columns" > <h3 class="title" > <a href="/nrb/departure-arrival/airlines-more/news/indigo-japan-airlines-agree-codeshare-partnership-3630036">IndiGo, Japan Airlines agree codeshare partnership</a> </h3> <p class="intro">IndiGo and Japan Airlines has announced that they have 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