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Migrant workers demand better labor protection from the Korean government in a rally held in front of Seoul Station in central Seoul on Dec. 14.

Incheon factory in abuse case found to owe migrant workers over 50 million won in wages

The company was found to have committed numerous other violations and was hit with a fine of nearly 100 million won ($70,800), a labor watchdog said.

2026.8.17

The torn remnants of Korean-language study materials used by the Bangladeshi employee after his manager allegedly went on a drunken rampage through the workers' dormitory on April 23. This photo was provided by the employee to the JoongAng Ilbo. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Factory manager under police investigation for allegedly routinely abusing migrant workers

A Korean factory manager currently under investigation for allegedly assaulting a Bangladeshi worker at a textile plant in Incheon on Friday is accused of abusing other migrant workers, according to interviews and reports.

2026.4.28

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Ashik Chowdhury, Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), right, and Bangladesh Ambassador Toufiq Islam Shatil speak in a roundtable interview hosted after the “Gateway to Growth: Invest in Bangladesh” business seminar held at Hotel Pullman Ambassador Seoul Eastpole in eastern Seoul on Tuesday. [SEO JI-EUN]

Bangladesh invites Korean investment as nation seeks reboot as modern business hub

Bangladesh's new technocratic leadership is seeking to reposition the South Asian country as a modern, investor-friendly hub following a year of political turmoil that reshaped Dhaka's economic governance.

2025.10.21

Korea, Bangladesh kick off talks for comprehensive economic partnership

Korea and Bangladesh launched their official negotiations Monday for a comprehensive economic partnership agreement as Seoul seeks to expand its foothold in the Southwest Asian market amid global trade uncertainties.

2025.8.25

Korea's Bangladeshi community protest in Seoul against police brutality in home country

The Bangladeshi community in Korea protest in front of the presidential office in central Seoul against the violence faced by Bangladeshi students in their home country on Sunday.

2024.7.22

The North Korean Embassy in Spain, seen in this file photo, was one of several embassies the North shut down in recent months. [REUTERS/NEWS1]

North closes more embassies, this time in Congo and Bangladesh

North Korea shut down its embassies in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Bangladesh, likely part of a recent series of diplomatic mission closures due to financial troubles as Pyongyang expands its weapons programs…

2023.11.29

Celebrate your mother tongue

Ambassador of Bangladesh to Korea Delwar Hossain, ninth from right; Secretary-General of the Korean National Commission for UNESCO Han Kyung-Koo, 10th from right; and members of the diplomatic corps in Seoul join the International...

2023.2.22

Abu Kowsir hangs a 3.5-kilometer (2.2-mile) Korean flag on a bridge near his home in Bancharampur, Bangladesh on Nov. 16. [AFP/YONHAP]

Bangladeshi fan backs Korea with 3.5-kilometer flag

Bangladeshi chemist Abu Kowsir spent $5,000 preparing to support his chosen team, the Taeguk Warriors, at the World Cup with a 3.5-kilometer banner that spans the distance between his village and the next.

2022.11.21

Yang Mo-min, 49, at his office in Dobong District, northern Seoul, with books he studies on April 16. [HAM MIN-JUNG]

Immigrant brings touch of Bangladeshi kindness to Korean courts

A naturalized Korean from Bangladesh has become a small but important part of the Korean criminal justice system. He calls himself Yang Mo-min, a Korean name he adopted when he was naturalized in 2009.

2022.4.27

Medical staff examine passengers for symptoms of the coronavirus at a Covid-19 drive-thru screening clinic in Daejeon on Sunday. [KIM SUNG-TAE]

Flight from Bangladesh adds at least 11 new Covid-19 cases

At least 11 passengers who flew into Korea last Thursday on the same flight from Dhaka, Bangladesh, have tested positive for the coronavirus, raising concerns about an uptick of imported Covid-19 cases while homegrown clusters continue to emerge.

2020.6.21