Construction workers from Bangladesh and India attend a briefing before starting work at a construction site in Singapore March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
SINGAPORE/DHAKA (Reuters) - Mohammad Ashadul Islam placed all his hopes for a better life for his family in Bangladesh on getting a construction job in Singapore.
He sold his father's land and fish farm and also borrowed money from banks and relatives to pay S$17,000 (9,420.27 pounds) in fees to multiple agencies who helped arrange the job and his trip to the island state early last year.
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