144 vulnerable migrants in need were able to return home safely from Benghazi, Libya to Dhaka, Bangladesh, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
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The Bangladesh Embassy in Libya has learned from various sources that most of the nine migrants who died in the fire incident on the Tunisian coast while traveling to Europe by sea through Libya were Bangladeshi citizens.
A number of 139 irregular Bangladeshi migrants have been evacuated home from Benghazi, Libya, said Bangladeshi Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
263 Bangladeshi migrants will return to their country tomorrow after months of detention in Libya over illegal entry, announced the spokesperson of Bangladesh’s Foreign Ministry Mohamed Rafiq Alama.
Nine young Bangladeshis from Narsingdi have been reported missing by their families while on their way to Italy from Libya in a migrant boat that capsized in the Mediterranean, reports Bangladeshi newspaper The Daily Observer.
The Bangladeshi security services have arrested a member of an international human trafficking gang for his involvement in the killing of 26 Bangladeshis in Libya in 2020.
Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Shahriar Alam has said that Bangladesh supports legal migration to other countries and wants to enhance cooperation with Libya in order to curb illegal migration, according to a report by Bangladeshi news website New Age.
Bangladesh and Libya have shown interest in signing a memorandum of understanding on sending Bangladeshi workers to the North African country.
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The Libyan Criminal Investigation Agency announced the arrest of a “criminal wanted for serious cases”, most notably the premeditated murder of 22 Bangladeshi nationals in the city of Mizda south of Tripoli in May 2020.
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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has returned 140 Bangladeshi migrants, including 9 with medical conditions, to Bangladesh from Benghazi, IOM tweeted on Friday.
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