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Those who could not go to Malaysia as migrant workers during a protest on the Prabashi Kallyan Bhaban premises in the capital on 18 May 2025. Photo: Collected

Migration

Malaysia aspirants protest demanding immediate migration, elimination of syndicates

The protesters are part of a group of over 17,000 workers who missed the 31 May deadline set by Malaysian authorities last year

Infograph: TBS

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Despite laws and pledges, migrant workers remain prey to exploitation

File photo of Adviser to the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, Asif Mahmud. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

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Malaysia decides to recruit large number of Bangladeshi workers: Asif Mahmud

Malaysia-bound workers throng Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday (31 May) after they failed to get tickets from the recruiting agencies on time. File Photo: TBS

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Malaysia to soon inform decision on opening labour market to all Bangladeshi agencies: Asif Nazrul

Bangladesh Expatriates and Migrants Council members at a press briefing held at the Press Club on 15 May 2025. Photo: TBS

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Migrants Council seeks stronger protections for abused returnees

In 2024, Bangladeshi migrants sent remittance worth a record $26.9 billion, a 23% increase from 2023. Photo: Reuters

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Malaysia asks Bangladesh to withdraw migrant labour probes

Representational Photo: AP

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Rights body urges syndicate-free hiring as expatriate adviser visits Malaysia

Malaysia-bound workers throng Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on 31 May 2024 after they failed to get tickets from the recruiting agencies on time. File Photo: TBS

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Halt Malaysia worker flow if syndicate persists: Labour stakeholders to govt

Experts at a workshop organised by Brac at a city hotel on 7 May 2025. Photo: Courtesy

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67,000 women migrants, mostly tortured, return home in 6 years: BRAC

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Asif Nazrul. File Photo: BSS

Bangladesh

Saudi Arabia, Jordan have taken initiative to legalise undocumented Bangladeshi female workers: Asif Nazrul

Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser Asif Nazrul and Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi alongside officials of both countries at the MoU signing ceremony in Dhaka on 6 May 2025. Photo: TBS

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Bangladesh, Italy sign MoU to promote legal migration

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Italy wants to repatriate undocumented Bangladeshis

Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser Asif Nazrul during a bilateral meeting with Abdullah bin Nasser Abuthnain, vice minister of the Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, held on the sidelines of the 7th World Occupational Safety and Health Conference on 4 May 2025. Photo: Collected

Migration

Asif Nazrul urges Saudi Arabia to recruit more skilled Bangladeshi workers