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Features & Comment

Status quo or got to go? What the Maldives’ allies want from the election

There are seven countries with embassies in the Maldives. What do they want from the presidential election?

29 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM

Culture

Undocumented migrant workers labelled ‘national security threat’

Around 130,000 migrant workers are believed to live in the Maldives, including 60,000 undocumented ones.

03 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM

In Pictures

The migrant workers of the Maldives

There are about 130,000 migrant workers in the Maldives, mostly from other South Asian countries.

16 Feb 2018, 9:00 AM

Crime

Bangladesh police investigate death of Maldivian student for fifth time

The case was reopened under a court warrant for the fifth time on December 23, according to Bangladesh newspaper The Daily Star.

10 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM

Culture

Maldivian model committed suicide, conclude Bangladesh police

In a report submitted Tuesday to the Rajshahi metropolitan court, the criminal investigation department dismissed allegations of murder from Raudha Athif’s father as based on “factual errors.”

18 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM

Crime

Maldivian charged over migrant worker death

The prosecutor general’s office has charged a Maldivian man over the death of a Bangladeshi migrant worker in Kaafu atoll Himmafushi island.

12 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM

Crime

Probe into migrant workers arrested for brewing alcohol

08 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM

Crime

Police pours cold water on speculation over death of Maldivian model

The family of Raudha Athif, 20, alleges that she was murdered by a fellow student at the Rajshahi medical college. But Chief Superintendent Mohamed Riyaz told the press after returning from Bangladesh that there were “no suspicious circumstances” surrounding her death.

12 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM

Culture

Bangladeshi man stranded at sea in attempt to flee employer

A fishing boat found a Bangladeshi migrant worker stranded at sea in an alleged to flee from his employers at a resort under construction on a northern island.

11 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM

Business & Tourism

Bangladesh seeks stronger trade ties with Maldives

Seeking stronger trade relations with the Maldives, the Bangladeshi foreign ministry has requested the removal of trade barriers and suggested the opening of direct shipping links between Bangladesh and the Maldives.

30 Jul 2015, 9:00 AM

Politics

Eight Bangladeshi men arrested for gambling

A total of eight Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested in the Maldives June on charges of gambling. They were arrested during police raids and caught with large sums of money and card decks.

01 Jul 2015, 6:10 PM

Crime

Bangladeshi worker found dead with face smashed in

11 Jun 2015, 7:45 PM

Crime

Court releases Maldivian accused of kidnapping Bangladeshi migrant workers

22 Apr 2015, 8:20 PM

Politics

Two arrested over murder of Bangladeshi waiter

31 Mar 2015, 1:39 PM

News In Brief

Police arrests 18 foreigners for gambling

31 Dec 2014, 2:29 PM

Politics

High Commission in Dhaka closes due to “unprecedented fiscal problems”

03 Apr 2014, 1:18 PM

Politics

Comment: Bangladesh and Maldives – A fractured link

30 Mar 2014, 5:18 PM

Politics

Voluntary repatriation program announced for undocumented workers

22 Dec 2013, 7:22 PM

Politics

HRCM introduces benchmark for migrant worker rights

18 Dec 2013, 8:25 PM

Politics

Anti-trafficking act greeted with caution by HRCM

10 Dec 2013, 7:58 PM

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