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123 illegal Bangladeshis detained in Malaysia
A total of 214 illegal immigrants, including 123 Bangladeshis, have been arrested by Malaysia’s Johor Immigration Department during raids on workers’ settlements near Kampung Belokok and Jalan Lingkaran Dalam in Johor Baru.
How NGO ship rescued 35 Bangladeshis
In the darkness, a shape emerged among the Mediterranean waves -- over 30 men, huddled shoulder to shoulder in the hold of a fibreglass boat.
Malaysia repatriates 2,530 Bangladeshi irregular migrant workers in 3 weeks: report
Malaysia has reportedly repatriated 2,530 undocumented Bangladeshi migrant workers through its Migrant Repatriation Programme launched on March 1
Undocumented Workers: HRW details sorry state of detainees in Malaysia
A Human Rights Watch report has detailed the damning state of immigration detention centres in Malaysia that house thousands of refugees and asylum seekers, listing claims of human rights violations and abuse.
Malaysia to repatriate workers sans documents
Malaysia begins its Migration Repatriation Programme (MRP) today, enabling undocumented migrant workers to be sent back to their home countries without facing prosecution.
144 irregular migrants return home from Libya
The government yesterday brought back 144 irregular Bangladeshi migrants from north African country Libya.
Undocumented foreigners will be sent back home without trial: Malaysia
Undocumented foreigners will be sent back to their home countries without facing further prosecution under the Migration Repatriation programme that commences March 1, said Malaysian Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
7 Bangladeshi undocumented workers detained in Malaysia
Seven undocumented Bangladeshi workers were detained in Malaysia today for various immigration offenses, reports The New Straits Times
Finding hope in Maldives
About 16,000 Bangladeshi undocumented migrant workers have so far been regularised in the Maldives under a programme of the Maldivian economic development ministry, according to the Bangladesh High Commission in Malé.
BSF detains 5 Bangladeshis in Assam
Five Bangladeshi nationals were detained in northeastern Indian state Assam’s Dhubri by the Border Security Force along the border with Bangladesh on charges of entering the country without valid papers, a BSF official said today (August 29, 2022).
37 Bangladeshis detained trying to illegally enter Malaysia
Some 37 Bangladeshis were reportedly nabbed by the Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) as they tried to enter the country illegally by boat in waters off Kuala Sepang in Selangor.
Bangladeshis among 51 migrants detained in Malaysia
Malaysian Immigration Police last night (May 27, 2022) detained 51 foreign nationals, including Bangladeshi migrant workers, for not possessing valid documents.
4 Bangladeshis arrested in India while trying to enter Nepal
Four illegal immigrants from Bangladesh were arrested while trying to cross over to Nepal from the border state of India’s Uttar Pradesh, police said today.
32 Bangladeshis among 81 migrants rescued off Tunisia coast
The Tunisian navy said on Saturday (May 14, 2022) it rescued 81 migrants, including 32 Bangladeshis, who had set out for Europe from Libya on a barely seaworthy vessel, Arab News reports.
Over 500 Bangladeshis detained in Libya
More than 500 Bangladeshis have been detained by Libyan police off the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
114 Bangladeshis return from Libya
As many as 114 Bangladeshis returned home yesterday in a chartered flight from Libya.
114 Bangladeshis return from Libya
As many as 114 Bangladeshi nationals returned home from Libya today, under the International Organization for Migration’s Voluntary Humanitarian Return Programme.
Death in the Mediterranean: One more victim’s body arrives
The body of one more Bangladeshi migrant, who was among the seven to have died from hypothermia while crossing the Mediterranean Sea to enter Italy illegally, arrived home today.