Supported by remittance, the families of Bangladeshi migrant workers are playing a crucial role in developing the country's rural economy by not only purchasing goods, but also investing in different small-scale income generating opportunities, according to experts. Alongside agricultural activities, remittance is a major driver of the rural economy as the inflow of such funds creates more demand for goods and services, they said. As per a study

SADF is pleased to invite you to follow ‘ The Future of EU-Bangladesh relations'. As the title suggests, the goal is to discuss future developments of Bangladesh-EU ties. The event will be held on 14 february, 2023, 9 AM Brussels time. The conversation will be held in StreamYard platform and will be available  on Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn SADF channels. Kind regards, SADF Team South Asia Democratic Forum Web: www.sadf.eu

Bangladesh has been elected a member of the UN Human Rights Council for the period of 2022-2025, with the highest vote. At the voting in the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, Bangladesh bagged 160 votes, Maldives 154, Vietnam 145 and Kyrgyzstan 126, an official of Bangladesh Permanent Mission to Geneva confirmed this to The Daily Star. Korea with 123 votes and Afghanistan with 12 votes, failed to be a member of the Council. This year, 17

The Romanian Immigration Department has deported three Bangladeshi migrants for attempting to flee to another European country after entering on work visa. They have also been banned from entering the country for five years. The Arad Immigration Police detained them on Tuesday (August 2, 2022), said a notification from the General Inspectorate for Immigration in Romania. It did not include their names, but stated that they ranged in age from 23

BASUG and its local partner in Bangladesh, ENDEAVOUR has been implementing a project titled, “Safe and pure drinking water assurance” in Hobiganj and Chittagong district now. Under this project, nearly 30 tube wells will be installed in the project areas. The project is being supported by a Dutch development organization, Expanding Horizon. Meanwhile, a total of 18 beneficiaries and 18 tube wells installation sites have been selected. After completion

By: Mahfuz Anam Expatriate workers are our goose of Aesop's Fables that lays the golden eggs. And they do so year after year, without any help from us, and in spite of the constant humiliation we subject them to. From 2016 to 2019, the average annual remittance (Jan-Dec) flow was USD 15.25 billion. In 2020, it rose to USD 21.7 billion. For the first four months of the current year (January to April 2021), we have so far received USD 7.7 billion.

Bangladesh needs to improve its services and remove ‘bureaucratic’ barriers that discourage foreign investors to overcome challenges during the Covid-19 period, according to Bangladeshi diaspora based in Europe. Netherlands-based Bangladeshi diaspora organisation BASUG International Chairman Bikash Chowdhury Barua said there were complaints about poor services at the Bangladesh Bank, the Commerce Ministry, and the National Board of Revenue. “The

The Dutch government has postponed a trade mission to Qatar this month, citing concern over the living conditions of migrant workers helping the Gulf state to prepare for next year's football World Cup. Britain's Guardian newspaper last week reported that its calculations showed that at least 6,500 migrant workers had died in Qatar since it won the right to stage the 2022 World Cup 10 years ago. Many of them worked on World Cup projects, a labour

Md Owasim Uddin Bhuyan A group of Bangladeshi nationals were trafficked to the West African country of Togo by air, lured by their possible entry to Italy in Europe, according to victims and rights activists. Organised rackets, including Bangladeshis and foreign nationals, were involved with the trafficking of the Bangladeshis, they said. At least four Bangladeshis were recently rescued in Lome, the capital city of the African country. They were