A fresh batch of 136 irregular Bangladeshi citizens returned home from Libya on Thursday by a chartered flight of Buraq Air UZ 0222. With this, the total number of returnees rose to 534, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release. The Bangladeshis were in Benghazi detention centre, it said. On
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145 more Bangladeshis return from Libya
A fresh batch of 145 irregular Bangladeshi citizens returned home from Libya on Wednesday by a chartered flight of Buraq Air, taking the total number of returnees to 398 so far. The Bangladeshis were in Benghazi detention centre, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On arrival at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport
143 undocumented Bangladeshis return home from Libya
A total of 143 illegal Bangladeshi migrants have returned home from Libya's capital Tripoli. A Burak Air flight carrying them landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka in the early hours of Tuesday, according to a foreign ministry press release. Foreign ministry officials and officials of International Organisation for Migration (IOM)
15 agencies call the shots as Libyan manpower market reopens
Although the labour market in Libya has recently reopened for Bangladeshis after a pause of nearly a decade due to the Libyan Civil War, just 15 recruiting agencies are now calling the shots, making the once lucrative destination in the MENA region uncertain and costlier for job seekers. In February
Bangladesh wants to boost cooperation with Libya: To curb illegal migration
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam has said Bangladesh supports legal migration to other countries and wants to enhance cooperation with Libya in order to curb illegal migration. He conveyed this to newly appointed Ambassador of the State of Libya in Bangladesh Abdulmutalib S M Suliman.State Minister Alam
Libyan force emerges, accused of abusing migrants
7 Bangladeshis died on way to Italy identified
The seven Bangladeshis who died on the way to Italy from Libya due to prolonged exposure to extreme cold have been identified. Their identities were disclosed on Sunday, said officials at the Bangladesh Mission in Rome. The deceased were identified as Imran Hossain, Ratan, Shafayet, Zahirul, Bappi of Madaripur district, Sazzad of
160 Bangladeshi migrants return home from Libya
International Organization for Migration (IOM) cleared the way for the safe return of 160 Bangladeshi migrants stranded in Libya under its Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) program on Wednesday. The flight carrying the returnees left Benghazi of Libya on Tuesday and landed at Dhaka’s Hazarat Shajalal International Airport (HSIA) on Wednesday. The returnees