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Missed chance or growth catalyst

MIGRATION has long been considered a one-way movement, with migrants leaving their country of origin and making the host nation their final abode. However, this notion of migration as a permanent transition has evolved. According to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development estimates, roughly 40 per cent of migrants are likely to...

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Trump for detaining 30,000 migrants at Guantanamo

US president Donald Trump unveiled a surprise plan on Wednesday to detain thousands of undocumented migrants in Guantanamo Bay — distracting from spiralling confusion after the White House withdrew a shock order to freeze federal funds...

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Migrants from Italy arrive in Albania

Dozens of migrants arrived in Albania early on Tuesday, days after Italy resumed the transfer of asylum seekers to its maritime neighbour in a controversial programme that is under judicial review.

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Aspirant migrants failed to fly to Malaysia stage demo

Aspirant migrants, who missed their flights to Malaysia, staged demonstrations in the SAARC Circle in the Karwan Bazar area in Dhaka on Wednesday demanding the jobs they were promised in the South East Asian country...

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49 Rohingya migrants found on Thai island

A group of 49 Rohingya migrants travelling by boat from Bangladesh to Malaysia was found on Tuesday near a beach on Thailand’s popular island of Phuket, police said...

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KSA-bound passengers stage demo over vaccine crisis

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia-bound migrants and those intending to perform Umrah staged demonstration in Dhaka on Tuesday after failing to receive mandatory meningitis vaccination to travel the Middle East country...

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Putting migrants back in harness at home

MALAYSIA, Oman, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirate are all temporary homes to a large number of foreign workers and many of them are from Bangladesh. And, many of them are eager to get back home to live with the family and acquaintances and contribute to the local development. Some return to the country but many unfortunately...

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Migrant workers and policy gaps

Migrant workers are one of the pillars of the economy of Bangladesh, which is one of the world’s largest sources of migrant labour. Millions of Bangladeshis work in different parts of the world, including the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Europe and America. Their remittances enrich the foreign exchange reserve and pull many families out of..

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107 migrants rescued in Channel

French authorities said they rescued 107 migrants trying to cross the Channel from France to England on Wednesday.

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Five dead as migrant boat sinks off Greece

Five migrants died early Saturday when a migrant boat sank off Crete, Greece’s coastguard said, leaving 40 people reportedly missing while 39 survivors were rescued.

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Putting migrants back into rural entrepreneurship

I HAVE had the privilege of working with various academic institutions in countries like Malaysia, Oman, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates. All these countries are temporary homes of a large foreign workforce, many of whom hail from Bangladesh. Driven by my deep habitual curiosity to empathise with their challenging lives, I frequently...

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Emerging job opportunities in S Arabia

MILLIONS of Bangladeshis go abroad every year for work with the hope of financial prosperity and improving the standard of living of their families. Migrant workers continue...

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