INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS’ DAY : Serving Bangladeshi migrants at destination
INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS’ DAY : Serving Bangladeshi migrants at destination by CR Abrar EARLY this week, news reports informed that Bangladesh embassy in Bahrain has requested the authorities concerned in Dhaka to consider appointing a full-time dedicated legal consultant to deal with burgeoning number of cases involving Bangladeshi migrant workforce in the Gulf state. Currently, three part-time lawyers render services to the workers. Despite being efficient, time constraint of these lawyers delay the cases, as hearing dates clash with other cases they handle or are overlooked. The request...
Read MoreThe Pledge of December 18, 2015
The Pledge of December 18, 2015 Tasneem Siddiqui In December 2000, the UN General Assembly declared December 18 as the International Migrant Workers’ Day. The civil society in Bangladesh has been commemorating this day since 1997 and the government began to participate in the celebrations from 2009. This year, the day is being observed at local, district and national levels by various government and civil society organisations. While observing this year’s International Migrants Day, we must remember those migrants who perished in the Bay of Bengal while pursuing their dreams to...
Read MoreIrregular migration Malaysia press conference, November 22 2014
RMMRU Press Conference Irregular Migration through Maritime Route and Implementation of Migration law 2013 22November Saturday, 2014 VIP Lounge, National Press Club, Dhaka In 19th of October, 171 Bangladeshi citizens were rescued by Thai authorities from deep within the Jungle of this country. This created a major concern about irregular migration of poor Bangladeshi’s and Burmese to Malaysia through Thailand by maritime route of Bay of Bengal. Since then national and international media along with UNHCR, is providing information on different aspects of such risky voyage. A large number of...
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