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Suspension of manpower recruitment by Malaysia

With workers' migration hitting quite a few snags, the latest to take the migration process by storm is the reported suspension of manpower recruitment from Bangladesh by Malaysia. Although the decision of the Malaysian government is yet to be formally acknowledged by the Bangladesh authorities, it has been learnt that...

Back home, tortured and abused

What do you call it--- ignorance or desperation? The question relates to the outflow of female Bangladesh workers to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the return of a good number of them from that country because of workplace abuse and torture. News about the return of Bangladeshi women...

Problems lie with the authorities concerned

Post-Eid Dhaka city is a commuter's delight. No tailbacks on the nearly empty roads. Reaching places timely is no more challenging. Contrast this with the news carried in a Bangla contemporary, contending that by 2025 the average speed of vehicles on the capital's roads will be slower than the walking...

EU funds giant research project on migration

What is the relationship between migration and development? And why do people choose to leave or stay in their home countries? Those are among the questions an international research project will explore.The project, estimated to cost about 5.0 million euros, is the largest ever EU-funded research project on migration .It...

When FIFA World Cup fever turns violent

Football as a sport has had a significant following in Bangladesh since the 60s. The craze for the sport reaches its peak especially during the FIFA World Cup tournament. The World Cup 2018 being held at Russia has already been the centre of attention for such fans in Bangladesh. But...

A sad incident of mugging

After a long pause, foreigners had started visiting Bangladesh once again. A large number of them came to the country as part of relief operations involving the Rohingya refugees. Sight-seeing groups and tourists also lately began trickling in. Just then, the recent mugging of valuables from a German photographer in...

Reduction of interest rates on loans

Businessmen of the country have for long been requesting the regulatory authority, the Bangladesh Bank, to cut down the lending and deposit rates of banks to single digit. According to them, the interest rates are higher than that of foreign banks, a factor that is creating bottlenecks, leading to less...