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Remittance rises 35pc in 9 months
Remittances sent by migrant workers and non-resident Bangladeshis rose 35 per cent year-on-year in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, hitting $18.60 billion in total.
In March alone, migrants remitted $1.91 billion from different countries, up 50 per cent from a year ago, the highest growth since last August, showed data from Bangladesh Bank.
Remittance inflow, one of the main barometers of the economy, dipped from March to May of 2020 in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Inflow rebounded in June and its upward trend continued as hundi, an illegal medium of fund transfer, declined amid lockdowns slapped by states and restrictions on movement.
BCS exam to be on schedule
5 lakh candidates set to sit for it on Mar 19; 11-point health guideline issued by PSC
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The 41st BCS preliminary examination is going ahead on March 19 after the High Court rejected a writ petition filed by a BCS candidate seeking its deferral due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the recent surge in infections and fatalities.
Nearly half a million candidates are to sit for the exam, which is conducted by the Public Service Commission.
Amid many job aspirants demanding the exam be rescheduled, the High Court dismissed the writ and cleared the way for the exam to be held following health guidelines. PSC circulated an 11-point guideline in this regard yesterday.
50,000 female migrants returned during pandemic
Says Brac data
There are an estimated 67 million domestic workers in the world, 80 percent of whom are women and 11.5 million of whom are migrants. Photo: AFP/Munir Uz Zaman Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
About 49,924 female migrant workers returned home from 21 countries amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Brac Migration Programme.
Besides, at least 487 bodies of female migrant workers arrived after 2016.
The NGO yesterday shared the data with the media ahead of the International Women s Day on March 8.
Brac said about 9.24 lakh female migrant workers went abroad for employment in different countries including the Middle Eastern ones between 1991 and last year.
49,924 female migrant workers return home from 21 countries amid Covid-19 pandemic: Brac migration programme
There are an estimated 67 million domestic workers in the world, 80 percent of whom are women and 11.5 million of whom are migrants. Photo: AFP/Munir Uz Zaman Star Digital Report Star Digital Report
About 49,924 female migrant workers returned home from 21 countries amid the coronavirus pandemic, Brac Migration Programme said.
On the other hand, some 487 corpses of female migrant workers arrived home in five years since 2016 with a gradual increase reported between 2016 and 2019, Brac said, citing government data.
The NGO today shared the data with media ahead of the International Women s Day which will be observed globally on March 8 (Monday).