The exodus from Bangladeshis into India has for the first time been termed by the United Nations as “the single largest bilateral stock of international migrants” in the eastern hemisphere and also in the developing world.
Data revealed by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) shows that in 2013, India was home to 3.2 million Bangladeshi residents who had migrated into the country and settled there. Not surprisingly, India was the favourite destination for Bangladeshi migrants in 2013, the report said.
For Indians, however, it was the Middle East that was the clear favourite for migration. Two countries in the Middle East were the main destinations — UAE, having 2.9 million Indian migrants, and Saudi Arabia which had 1.8 million.
However,the biggest rise in the number of Indians migrating to a single country was to the US. In 2013, 2.1 million Indians were in the US, which was also home to 2.2 million foreign-born from China and 2 million from the Philippines.
Data revealed by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) shows that in 2013, India was home to 3.2 million Bangladeshi residents who had migrated into the country and settled there. Not surprisingly, India was the favourite destination for Bangladeshi migrants in 2013, the report said.
For Indians, however, it was the Middle East that was the clear favourite for migration. Two countries in the Middle East were the main destinations — UAE, having 2.9 million Indian migrants, and Saudi Arabia which had 1.8 million.
However,the biggest rise in the number of Indians migrating to a single country was to the US. In 2013, 2.1 million Indians were in the US, which was also home to 2.2 million foreign-born from China and 2 million from the Philippines.
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