Bahrain: At least 2,000 migrant workers living illegally in Bahrain are not covered under an amnesty that allows them to return home without penalties. These Bangladeshi men either have pending court cases, no legal documents, overstayed their visit visas, entered…
Doha: The new law regulating entry, exit and residency of expatriates in Qatar has transformed the Kafala (sponsorship) system in the country into one controlled by employment contracts, a senior official of the Ministry of Interior has said. Addressing a…
By Vaidehi Shah Abbas Pada, 45, pulls rickshaws through the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh for a living. Every evening, he returns to his living quarters in a slum, where he calculates how much of the day’s meagre earnings goes to…
The Election Commission (EC) has sought information over Rohingya refugees from three ministries with a view to keeping them out of the country’s voter list.
Prakash Bhandar Europe is facing an unprecedented refugee situation as desperate families from war-torn Syria and political crises-ridden Hungary are making a beeline for various countries there, travelling long distances by train, road, rickety boats and even walking to reach…
After failing to agree on a plan to distribute 160,000 refugees across the EU — just a fraction of the numbers arriving this year — the bloc has called a summit for Wednesday to work on a united response. Donald…
Croatia has closed seven of its eight road border crossings with Serbia following a huge influx of migrants. Officials in Zagreb said they had no choice after more than 10,000 people entered the country a day after Hungary fenced off…
By James M. Dorsey A panel in Doha of religious scholars, officials of Qatar’s government-sponsored human rights committee, and international labour activists has called on Qatar to radically alter its controversial labour policies. The call serves to support Qatari government…
France has suspended the country’s honorary consul in the Turkish port of Bodrum after a television report showed dinghies being sold to migrants from a shop that she owned. Footage secretly filmed by France 2 TV shows Francoise Olcay selling…
By Rafiqul Islam Dhaka, Sept 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Bangladesh is going ahead with an ambitious plan to reclaim land from the sea to help relocate people who have lost their homes to sea level rise, erosion and extreme…