Italy will allow nearly 166,000 foreign workers to enter the country legally for employment in 2027, with Bangladeshis among nationals eligible to apply under the government’s new quota system. According […]
DHAKA: The Romanian Embassy in New Delhi will conduct a mobile consular mission in Dhaka from October 8 to 11, offering visa and other consular services to Bangladeshi citizens. According […]
Ahmadul Kobir, Malaysia: The membership registration and life insurance fee for Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia under the Wage Earners’ Welfare Board (WEWB) has been revised to Tk6,500, equivalent to […]
Malaysia has begun the process of repatriating around 5,000 asylum seekers to Myanmar under a controversial agreement reached with the country’s military ruler, Min Aung Hlaing. Three Myanmar Navy ships […]
Australia has agreed to fast-track certain visa applications for overseas workers needed urgently for the upcoming harvest season, as farmers face labour shortages. The temporary arrangement will prioritise Working Holiday […]
Seventeen men allegedly being held for trafficking to Malaysia by sea were rescued in a raid in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, on Friday, according to Special Response Battalion-15 (SRB-15). The men […]
Ahmadul Kobir, Malaysia: Malaysia and Nepal have agreed to establish a more transparent and orderly mechanism for recruiting migrant workers, with the aim of preventing exploitation, reducing excessive recruitment costs […]
Japan is set to introduce stricter requirements for foreign nationals seeking permanent residency, including higher income, pension and Japanese-language standards, as the government seeks to make the system more clearly […]
A record 781 migrants crossed the English Channel to enter the United Kingdom in a single day on September 23, according to British police and coastguard officials. The migrants arrived […]
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a mutual visa-exemption agreement following talks between Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar […]