He never thought that he would leave his native Bangladesh and reach Europe. But for Siam and Mohammed, their hopes for a better life in Libya turned into a hell that they must escape at all costs, even if it meant risking their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea. “They hit my legs and punched my […]
A message in blue marker says, “God works slowly but never late.” Sana, another member of the IFRC crew, told them how they would be dealt with. Only one of the Bangladeshis spoke English well enough to translate for the others. Many soon fell asleep, as Ocean Viking was told to head to Ortona, a […]
Tunisia is a major departure point for irregular migrants who risk the dangerous sea journey in the hope of reaching Europe. More than 1,300 people died or went missing in shipwrecks last year, according to the Tunisian Forum for Social and Economic Rights (FTDES) NGO. Last week, authorities reported a 22.5 percent increase in the […]
Monirul Haq, owner of Alif Overseas, is now abroad for treatment. His son Aqib Jabed told Prothom Alo that he had no ability to hack the BTME server and had not even applied for the 24 cards. He suspects that someone associated with BMET might have done this. A senior BMET official, on condition of […]
Although the highest number of willing migrant workers went abroad in 2023, the number of female migrants decreased. An average of more than 100,000 migrants went abroad every month. More than 1.3 million migrants went abroad for jobs in 2023. Out of the total migrants, only 77,263 female migrants went abroad for work. Additionally, around […]
Nearly 30,000 migrants crossed the Channel from mainland Europe to Britain in small boats in 2023, an annual decline of more than a third, according to government data released on Monday. But unauthorized arrivals of 29,437 people to the south-east English coast are still the second-highest annual number since authorities began publishing numbers in 2018. […]
According to records, 17.1 percent of female domestic servants leave their jobs due to sexual harassment. And more than 37 percent of women workers who return home do not bring back their fair wages. Whereas 47 percent have no plans for the future. Of the female migrant workers, 44 percent went to Saudi Arabia, where […]
Three Bangladeshi workers were killed and two seriously injured when an under-construction warehouse collapsed on Tuesday night, police said. UNB quoted Bernama as saying that the incident happened at 9:58 pm in Batu Maung, Bayan Lepas. The injured workers were sent to Penang Hospital for treatment, while four are feared buried under the debris. As […]
What did the UN say? According to UNHCR, about 186,000 people have crossed into Europe via the Mediterranean Sea between January and September 24 this year. Of these, 130,000 people have come to Italy, which represents an increase of 83 percent compared to the previous year. Others landed in Greece, Spain, Cyprus and Malta. As […]
