Female migrant workers increased though decline in male counterparts
For a decade, remittance income drove Bangladesh's economy, building up a healthy foreign exchange reserve. Some 2.5 million Bangladeshis work overseas and men heavily dominate the country’s migrant workforce. Recently, the number of Bangladeshi women
That number surged since 2012, according to the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET). Some 57,000 women left to work in other countries in 2013, marking a 7% increase from the previous year, the bureau reports. According to its latest figures, some 275,000 Bangladeshi women (11% of the nation’s migrant workforce) now officially work abroad, mostly in domestic service jobs.
Kuwait plans to recruit more Bangladeshi workers
Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khalid has unveiled a plan to allow companies to recruit additional Bangladeshi workers for gardening, farming and cattle breeding - more than the 25 percent set by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor earlier, says MP Talal Al-Jalal In previous reports, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor said it has been discussing with its interior counterpart the possibility of allowing the recruitment of Bangladeshi laborers to address the manpower shortage in the farming sector; provided the Bangladeshis do not exceed 25 percent of the total workforce.
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Alert for Bangladeshis in Kunming
Bangladesh today asked its nationals in Chinese city of Kunming to remain alert hours after knife-wielding terrorists stormed into a railway station and stabbed dead 29 people and wounded at least 130.
No Bangladeshi has been injured in the accident.
Bangladesh Consulate General office in Kunming issued the warning and asked the Bangladeshis to stay inside until further notice, Ashud Ahmed, Directorate General (East Asia and Pacific) at the foreign ministry, told the media.
Meanwhile, Shahnaz Gazi, consu...
No Bangladeshi has been injured in the accident.
Bangladesh Consulate General office in Kunming issued the warning and asked the Bangladeshis to stay inside until further notice, Ashud Ahmed, Directorate General (East Asia and Pacific) at the foreign ministry, told the media.
Meanwhile, Shahnaz Gazi, consu...
3 Bangladeshi workers die, 2 hurt in Bahrain fire
Three Bangladeshi workers died of smoke inhalation on Friday after a fire broke out in their room in Manama, the capital of Bahrain.
Two more Bangladeshis suffered injuries in the fire incident that took place around 3:30am in a residential building in Manama.
Around 50-60 tenants — all Bangladesh nationals — were living in the building. Confirming the incident, Shameem Ahsan, Director General (External Publicity Wing) at the Foreign Ministry, said two of the victims were identified while the officials were trying to ascertain the identities of...
Two more Bangladeshis suffered injuries in the fire incident that took place around 3:30am in a residential building in Manama.
Around 50-60 tenants — all Bangladesh nationals — were living in the building. Confirming the incident, Shameem Ahsan, Director General (External Publicity Wing) at the Foreign Ministry, said two of the victims were identified while the officials were trying to ascertain the identities of...
Remittances to Bangladesh dip in Oman
Remittances to Bangladesh by its migrant workers continue to slide, dropping by 5.3 per cent in January this year on the back of declining numbers of migrant workers, reports claim.
The country received $1.25 billion in remittances last month against $1.32 billion in January 2013, according to data released by Bangladesh Bank. This is the sixth consecutive month of falling inflows.
“From July 2013 to January 2014, the first seven months of the current fiscal year, remittances amounted to $8 billion, a nine per cent drop from the same period last year,” the report says.
Bangladesh Embassy in US observes Mother Language Day
Bangladesh Embassy in WashingtonDC observed ‘Shaheed Dibash’ to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the Language Martyrs Day and to celebrate the International Mother Language Day at the Bangabandhu Auditorium of the Embassy on Saturday in an eventful manner.
Participated by performers of 13 different countries including Bangladesh, the programme manifested a unique harmony of the nations for the protection of cultural diversity.
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