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In the age of globalization, young people are expected to become global citizens with intercultural communicative competence, enabling them to understand, show sensitivity, and respect for their own and others' cultures. English as a lingua franca facilitates the virtual and physical mobility of information, goods, and people and develops intercultural communicative competence among global citizens. This chapter examines the experiences and perceptions of young Bangladeshi students pursuing higher education in Australia, focusing on English and its impact on their mobility as global citizens. The chapter employed a qualitative research design, utilizing face-to-face semi-structured interviews to gather the experiences and perceptions of eighteen young Bangladeshi students studying at two Australian universities. The chapter's findings identified the role of English in the psychological and physical mobility of Bangladeshi higher education students, as well as their experiences of social inclusion and exclusion across various stages and contexts.