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Female worker returns from Saudi Arabia in ‘psychologically unstable’ state Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. File photo Star Online Report Star Online Report A female migrant worker returned home from Saudi Arabia in the early hours today in a "psychologically unstable state" after being allegedly tortured by her employer in the Gulf country, Brac said today. With her, as many as 68 migrant workers, including 61 female migrants who...

Int’l Migration Day Today: Present grim, future worrying As pandemic hits country’s labour migration hard Shahadat Hossain was all set to fly to Saudi Arabia in March as a date farm worker, dreaming of a better life for his family members. But before he could make his journey, came the deadly Covid-19, suspending air communications with the Gulf countries in mid-March. Like everything that came to a staggering halt, Shahadats scheduled migration was suspended. The 30-year-old from Chandpur ...