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Poorer migrants locked in boat’s hold

A Bangladeshi teenager who was among the survivors from the smuggler’s vessel that sank off Libya on Sunday, revealed there had been three classes of passengers on board. migrants ship“Those who had the least money were stuffed into the hold at the bottom, and locked inside,'' the teen, identified by his first name Abdirizzak, told Corriere della Sera. “We were on the middle level and only those who paid more were above.'' When the first collision happened in pitch darkness, scenes of pure terror ensued, he said. “Everyone ...

337 Yemen expats reach Dhaka

Bangladeshi expatriates from the war torn Yemen have returned. Two special Biman flights brought 337 of them to Bangladesh from India’s southern state of Kerala. They were evacuated India on board Indian naval ships. They eventually reached the port of Kochi on a passenger liner. tag-reuters7-450x313Foreign affairs state minister Md Shahriar Alam was present at the airport to receive them. He said they were safe and sound. A war broke out in Yemen with the rise of Shia Houthis who took over the capital six mon...

Saudi visas for domestic workers from April 20

The Saudi Ministry of Labor will start issuing visas for Bangladeshi domestic workers from Monday, April 20 (Rajab 1), according to ministry sources. The ministry’s decision came after the completion of all procedures and terms and conditions for the recruitment on the basis of the labor pact signed by the two countries earlier, said Ahmed Al-Fohaid, deputy minister for international affairs. passport22222He said the concerned parties in the private sector in both the countries have reached agreement on the cost of recruitment, a...

Campaign in UK to stop 11-year-old Bangladeshi’s deportation

Thousands of people have launched a campaign to stop an 11-year-old boy being deported to Bangladesh weeks after his little brother died following a long battle with cancer. Maarij Khan and his mother Mushammat are set to be removed from their home in Miraj, UKNewcastle after the Home Office turned down their bid to remain in the UK. Now 3,500 people have signed a petition to allow the schoolboy and his mother to stay in Britain, where Maarij’s 10-year-old brother Saffat is buried. Saffat died of meningitis last month, after his fight a...

Be loyal to Kingdom, BD envoy urges expat students

Bangladesh Ambassador Golam Moshi called upon the expat students to be patriotic and loyal to the Kingdom by upholding its humanitarian and religious values. He was speaking at the Annual Graduation Ceremony of the Bangladesh International School (BIS) in Riyadh on Friday. [caption id="attachment_14993" align="alignleft" width="300"]expat students CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE: Bangladesh Ambassador Golam Moshi, center, presents memento to a student at the Graduation Ceremony at the BIS-E in Riyadh on Friday. Mohammed Ayoob, right, and Karim...

Bangladeshi community wants to bury Tipu who found shot dead

Devastated members of the Bangladeshi community are united in grief as they support the family of a murder victim gunned down in a South Shields shooting.

As their community tries to come to terms with the horrific slaying, scores are saying prayers for Tipu Sultan and his family at the mosque in Sunderland where he used to attend.

[caption id="attachment_14856" align="alignleft" width="300"]Tipu sultan Tipu Sultan who found shot dead with single gunshot wound at the rear of the Herbs n Spice Kitchen in South Shields, South Tynesi...

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