On the occasion of the International Migrants Day, the International Migrants Alliance (IMA) gave salute to all migrants and displaced people who continue to work on the ground to defend the rights and promote the wellbeing of the sector. ‘We…
Category: Migration
Migrant deaths worldwide top 7,100 in 2016: IOM
Over 7,100 migrants and refugees have died or remained missing on world migratory routes, according to International Organisation for Migration (IOM).This is the highest yearly number IOM has ever recorded, and represents an average of 20 deaths per day, suggesting…
6 boats of Rohingyas sent back to Myanmar
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members sent back six boats packed with Rohingyas to Myanmar, following their attempt to seek refuge in Bangladesh after escaping continued persecution of their community on Friday.Deputy commanding Officer of BGB-2 Battalion Major Abu Russell Siddequi…
Better int’l co-ordination could lead to more benefits from migration
Despite growing economic dynamism in many developing regions, international migration flows are not being diverted towards these new alternative poles but rather are concentrating in advanced economies, according to a new OECD Development Centre report.
Number of Muslims in Germany way lower than Germans think
New figures show that the number of people who identify as Muslim in Germany has grown – though not nearly by as much as Germans think. A report by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) released by the…
ILO’s Asia Pacific labour confce for enhancing migration governance
Bali (Indonesia) ILO News – The 16th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) of the International Labour Organization (ILO) concluded on Friday (December 9) with a call for governments, workers’ and employers’ organizations in the region to do more…
Migrant worker union members are being arrested in Lebanon
By Richard Hall Lebanese authorities have detained two Nepalese migrant domestic workers who were involved with campaigning for greater rights for foreign workers in the country.
9th global forum on migration focus on safe movement
Bangladesh – IOM General William Lacy Swing has welcomed the outcome of the 9th Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD). The three-day meeting in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which ended yesterday (12/12), focused on the upcoming Global Compact for Safe, Orderly…
Dhaka finds success as chairman 9th GFMD summit
Dhaka – Bangladesh has described its GFMD chairmanship as a success, saying Dhaka has been enthralled by the presence of members of 130 countries, over 200 members of international civil societies and representatives from 30 organisations. “It’s your success and…
Saudi minister says, guesthouses built for migrants’ security
Dhaka – Adnan Abdullah Alnuaim, Deputy Minister of Customer Relations, Ministry of Labour and Social Development of Saudi Arabia, says his government has built guesthouses in different parts of the country as a security measure for migrant workers. “We’re working…
Decision about Global Compact on Migration design still far off: FS
Dhaka – Foreign Secretary and GFMD current chair Md Shahidul Haque on Sunday said they have still a long way to go to reach a consensus on how the global compact on safe, orderly and regular migration will be designed…
Work together to assuage migrants’ miseries: PM
Dhaka-Underscoring the need for devising a way to realise the transformative potential of migration, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged the international community to take vow and act together to pull out the migrants from their miseries and agonies.
Intensify pressure on Myanmar: British MPs
A cross-party group of 70 British parliamentarians urged the UK government to ‘intensify pressure’ on the Myanmar government and allow full humanitarian access to Rohingya Muslims in the North Rakhine State of Myanmar.“Together with the international community, the UK government…
Indian Minister MJ Akbar in city
Dhaka – Indian Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar arrived here on Friday afternoon on a two-day visit. He is likely to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali during his stay in Dhaka,…
Dhaka hosts 9th Global Forum on Migration from Saturday
Dhaka – A three-day 9th Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) Summit will begin today in Dhaka.Representatives from 122 countries will attend the summit, the largest platform for developing migration rights as well as addressing refugee crises, unfortunately Myanmar…
Stabilise major rivers to combat bank erosions
Dhaka – Water Resources Minister Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud on Wednesday stressed the need for stabilising the country’s major rivers to reduce riverbank erosion aiming to protect people’s land and belongings from its wraths. “Riverbank erosion creates a lot of…
Accepting all Rohingyas not possible: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said Bangladesh is providing shelter to the Rohingyas who are coming here losing everything, but ruled out the possibility to accept all.”We’re giving shelter to those who’re coming here losing everything, but it’s also…
EU wants Bangladesh not to turn back Rohingyas
Recognising the long-standing solidarity and hospitality of the government and the people of Bangladesh, the European Union has said it is important that those fleeing violence in Myanmar are not deported or turned back.”By providing assistance and protection to them…
Saudi Arabia sacks labour minister seven motnhs into the job
Dhaka: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Friday sacked the labour minister who headed efforts to help tens of thousands of unpaid foreign workers, according to a message received in Dhaka. After being in the position for only seven months, Mufarrej…
Who will help Myanmar’s ‘friendless’ Rohingya?
They have been described as the world’s most persecuted people. Rejected by the country they call home and unwanted by its neighbours, the Rohingya are impoverished, virtually stateless and have been fleeing Myanmar in droves and for decades. In recent…
EU regional seminar on safer migration in South Asia
Dhaka – In light of the many challenges faced in the South Asian region with regards to migrant workers, the European Union Delegation to Nepal hosted a regional seminar on “Making Labour Migration Easy and Safe in South Asia” in…
Rohingya crisis: PM for identifying Oct 9 attackers
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the world leaders should have been more vocal on Myanmar issue in identifying the handful of October 9 perpetrators that led to the sufferings of thousands of men, women and children…
New wave of destruction in Rohingya villages: Where is Suu Kyi
New York – New satellite imagery of Burma’s Rakhine State shows 820 newly identified structures destroyed in five different ethnic Rohingya villages between November 10-18, 2016, Human Rights Watch said today. The Burmese government should without further delay invite the…
Border Guard Bangladesh seize Tk 919-cr contraband items
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized various contraband items, including Yaba tablets, heroin and foreign wine, worth over Tk 919.45 crore in the last 11 months. UNB news agency reported
Bangladesh got Indian support in 1971, refusing same to Rohingyas: BNP
Dhaka – The BNP yesterday reiterated its call to take diplomatic efforts involving the international community to force Myanmar to stop persecution on Rohingyas. “We don’t say we need to help Rohingya people to fight against Myanmar authorities. But diplomatic…
37 Rohingyas sent back to Myanmar
Cox’s Bazar – Members of Boarder Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) sent back some 37 Rohingyas to Myanmar following their attempt to intrude Bangladesh territory though the Naf River on Monday night.
An identity lost in post-war Japan took 67 years to reclaim
Japan (AP/UNB) – At a public bath in a Yokohama slum in the 1950s, a red-haired girl scrubs her skin with a pumice stone, hard, to try to get the white out. Other kids sometimes taunt her. “American, American.” She…
34 BD nationals held Bangla-India border at Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 34 Bangladeshi nationals from Amrakhali area of Benapole under Jessore district on Friday while they were entering the Bangladesh after their undocumented visits to India.
Myanmar’s War on the Rohingya
Myanmar has long persecuted the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority, denying it basic rights to citizenship, to marry, to worship and to an education. After violence unleashed in 2012 by Buddhist extremists drove tens of thousands of Rohingya out of their…
New wave of destruction in Rohingya villages: HRW
New York – New satellite imagery of Burma’s Rakhine State shows 820 newly identified structures destroyed in five different ethnic Rohingya villages between November 10-18, 2016, Human Rights Watch said today. The Burmese government should without further delay invite the…