Remittance inflow rises by 32pc in July
Bangladeshi expatriates have sent inward US$2.36 billion in remittances in the first 30 days of July, the first month of the current fiscal year 2025-26...
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Malaysia to grant multiple-entry visas for Bangladeshi expats: Asif Nazrul
Expatriates鈥� welfare and overseas employment adviser Asif Nazrul said that the Malaysian government would issue multiple-entry visas for the Bangladeshi expatriates from now on.
17,000 Bangladeshi expats enrolled as voters
Some 17,367 Bangladeshi expatriates have so far been registered as voters after they applied from nine foreign countries through Bangladeshi missions there.
Malaysia returnees, man arrested in Cumilla on 4-day remand
A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Tuesday placed four men, including three Bangladeshi expatriates deported from Malaysia, on four-day remand in a case filed with the Airport police, accusing them of involvement in militancy...
Remittances $1.99b in 21 days
Expatriate Bangladeshis have sent about $1.99 billion in the first 21 days of June...
Expatriate fined over child marriage
A Bangladeshi expatriate on Friday night was fined by a mobile court for an arrangement to marry an underage girl at Gournadi upazila of Barishal...
Expat鈥檚 microbus robbed
A rented microbus carrying a female expatriate and her family was robbed on the Dhaka-Tangail-Jamuna Bridge highway in Tangail early Saturday...
Expats send $1.6b in 17 days of May
Bangladesh has received $1.61 billion in inward remittances during the first 17 days of May, marking a robust flow of foreign currency from expatriate workers, according to a revised update from Bangladesh Bank...
Political parties urge simplified method for overseas voters
Political parties on Tuesday welcomed the government move to make arrangements for Bangladeshi expatriates to vote from abroad, while at the same time voiced reservations citing technical and institutional challenges...
Two expatriate Bangladeshis killed in accidents in Saudi Arabia, Malaysia
Two Bangladeshi expatriates were killed in accidents in Saudi Arabia and Malaysia respectively on Monday, according to their families.
Expatriates send $1.78b remittance in 19 days
The strong inflow of remittances has continued into April, with expatriates sending $1.78 billion in the first 19 days of the month...
Bangladesh receives $1.05b in remittances in 12 days of April
Expatriate Bangladeshis sent over US$ 1.05 billion remittances during the first twelve days of April in the fiscal 2024-25...
Expatriate voting system to be finalised soon: CEC
Chief election commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Tuesday said the voting system of expatriates will be finalised shortly, following consultations with technical experts.
Proxy voting not acceptable as it strangles secrecy of vote
THE Election Commission is mulling over the introduction of proxy voting in the 13th parliamentary elections. The commission thinks that proxy voting would be the most practical solution for it to implement within the time frame left before the elections. In the process, Bangladeshi expatriates could cast their vote through an authorised individual back in Bangladesh. An...
Election Commission considers proxy voting for expatriate Bangladeshis
The Election Commission is considering the introduction of proxy voting for expatriate Bangladeshis in the 13th parliamentary elections as the commission thinks that this system would be the most practical solution to the issue within the timeframe available for the polls...
US top remittance source in Feb
Bangladeshi expatriates in the United States sent home the highest remittance amounting to US$491.26 million in February, according to Bangladesh Bank data...
About $2b remittance received in 22 days
Expatriate Bangladeshis sent near US$ 2 billion in remittances during the first 22 days of February in the fiscal 2024-25...
Bangladeshi culture celebrated in Athens
Doel Academy, a cultural organisation founded by Bangladeshi expatriates in Greece, performed traditional Bangladeshi songs and dances at the 13th Folklore Festival in Greece on Monday...
Returned migrants issue 10-day ultimatum
Expatriate workers who were sent back from different countries, including the United Arab Emirates, for supporting the Students鈥� Movement Against Discrimination in the July-August uprising suspended their protest with a 10-day ultimatum on Monday...
Bangladesh receives $1.21b in remittance in 18 days
Expatriate Bangladeshis sent over US$1.21 billion in remittance during the first 18 days of January in the 2024-25 fiscal year...
Taptap Send begins operations in Australia for expatriates
International remittance service Taptap Send has recently announced its expansion into Australia, said a press release...
$7b remittance received in three months
Bangladesh has received remittance of over $7 billion from expatriate citizens in the past three months, official data showed...
54 Bangladesh nationals return to Dhaka from Lebanon
The first batch of 54 Bangladesh nationals evacuated from Lebanon arrived in Dhaka by a Saudi Arabian commercial flight on Monday afternoon.
Interim govt for ensuring safe return of Bangladeshi expatriates from Lebanon
The interim government has taken an initiative to ensure the safe return of Bangladeshis from Lebanon, said the foreign affairs ministry.
EBFCI keen to invest in pharma, agri sectors
Bangladeshi expatriate businesses living in Europe have expressed their keen interest to invest in the country鈥檚 pharmaceuticals, healthcare, agriculture, processed food, education, technology, services sector and human resources development...
Bangladesh receives $2.4 billion in remittance in Sept
Remittance inflow to Bangladesh soared by more than 80 per cent in September compared with that in the same month of the previous year, as expatriates sent more money through formal channels following major political shift in the country...
Bangladeshi expatriates send $1.63b remittance in 21 days
Bangladeshi expatriates have send $1.63 billion in remittances in 21 days of September 2024, according to a report released by Bangladesh Bank on Sunday.
Maldives to start documenting Bangladeshi expatriates
Maldives will soon initiate the regularization process for the undocumented Bangladeshi expatriates living in the Maldives, Maldivian envoy in Dhaka said today.聽
Voting rights for expatriates demanded
Rights activists on Saturday demanded voting rights for Bangladeshi expatriates regarded as one of the driving forces of economic development in the country.
Diplomatic efforts for release of 57 expatriates demanded聽聽
Families of expatriates claimed that many Bangladeshi expatriates have been detained in several Middle East countries for holding demonstrations in solidarity with the...