বাংলা(/BANGLA) E-paper(http://epaper.thedailystar.net) TODAY’S NEWS (/TODAYS-NEWS) Cornea transplant: Crisis created by social taboo worsened by pandemic (/health/health Migration (/nrb/migration) (/english) Journalism Without Fear or Favour TUESDAY, July 20, 2021 1,160 Gulf Returnees: They lost Tk 1.8 lakh each in wage, perks amid Covid Says rights body report Staff Correspondent Mon Jul 19, 2021 12:00 AM A t least 1,160 Bangladeshi returnee migrants each incurred an average loss of about $2,119, or Tk 1.8 lakh, in wages and other entitlements in six Gulf countries amid the pandemic, according to a new survey report. Of the returnees, 67.7 percent said they did not receive due wages after February, 2020, says the report of Bangladesh Civil Society for Migrants (BCSM). The highest amount of loss a returnee migrant incurred was $7,063 and the lowest was $35, it says. The average monthly income of the respondents was $329 or about Tk 27,970, it adds.  (/)

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