Maldives-Based Bangladeshi Workers Sent Home US$31 Million Over Past 12 Months: Bangladesh Bank

Bangladeshi migrant workers in the Maldives remitted US$31 million to Bangladesh from July 2023 to April 2024, according to Bangladesh Bank. The Maldives ranks 24th in remittance inflows. The Bangladeshi migrant population in the Maldives is 139,220, with many undocumented. The government launched a nationwide operation to identify and regularize undocumented migrants, led by the Ministry of Homeland Security, Maldives Immigration, and the Police Service. Previous MDP-led administration suspended work permits for unskilled Bangladeshi labor, but the Mohamed Muizzu administration reversed that policy.

Bangladeshi migrant workers in the Maldives remitted US$31 million to Bangladesh from July 2023 to April 2024, according to Bangladesh Bank. The Maldives ranks 24th in remittance inflows. The Bangladeshi migrant population in the Maldives is 139,220, with many undocumented. The government launched a nationwide operation to identify and regularize undocumented migrants, led by the Ministry of Homeland Security, Maldives Immigration, and the Police Service. Previous MDP-led administration suspended work permits for unskilled Bangladeshi labor, but the Mohamed Muizzu administration reversed that policy.

Bangladeshi migrant workers in the Maldives remitted US$31 million to Bangladesh from July 2023 to April 2024, according to Bangladesh Bank. The Maldives ranks 24th in remittance inflows. The Bangladeshi migrant population in the Maldives is 139,220, with many undocumented. The government launched a nationwide operation to identify and regularize undocumented migrants, led by the Ministry of Homeland Security, Maldives Immigration, and the Police Service. Previous MDP-led administration suspended work permits for unskilled Bangladeshi labor, but the Mohamed Muizzu administration reversed that policy.

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