Expatriates

Expatriates

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Real-time transfer and investment products to drive remittance market leadership: Experts

From the 1970s to the 1990s, the Demand Draft (DD) was the main channel for Bangladeshi expatriates to send money home. This paper-reliant system, involving posting the draft and subsequent bank...

Expatriates and students rallied across the globe — from Malaysia to the USA, UK, Middle East, and Europe — in protest against the Hasina government in July 2024. Photo: Anonno Afroz

How expatriates powered the July uprising from afar

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus speaks at a community reception at the Bangladesh Embassy in Tokyo on 30 May 2025. Photo: PID

Expatriates' remittance helps Bangladesh make turnaround: CA

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

Migrants Council seeks stronger protections for abused returnees

Faiz Ahmad Tayeb. Photo: BSS

Expatriates' awareness is important to realize their rights: Faiz Ahmed Taiyeb

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Bangladesh receives $2.61b in remittances in just 29 days of April

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Expats in Qatar seek reforms, praise CA Yunus’ leadership

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus of the Bangladesh interim government. Sketch: TBS

You're making our position stronger, CA Yunus tells expats

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Expatriates sent $1.78 billion in remittances in first 19 days of April

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

Govt to soon set up dedicated hospital in Gulshan for expats : Asif Nazrul

A person drops the ballot paper inside the ballot box during an election. File photo: Collected

Expatriates to be included in voting system, multiple methods needed: EC Sanaullah

File photo of Election Commission building in Agargaon. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

EC seeks expert opinions to determine voting system for expatriates

Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah speaking to journalists at the Election Commission building on 11 March. Photo: TBS

EC recommends proxy voting for expatriates