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SUPPORTING JULY MOVEMENT: 10 migrants jailed in KSA return home

A total of 10 Bangladeshi migrants returned home on Friday after the authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia freed 12 Bangladeshis who had been detained for organising special prayers for the victims of the student-led mass uprising that led to...

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Bangladeshi migrants in Malaysia demand ESKL shutdown

The Malaysia chapter of the ‘Bangladesh Prabashi Odhikar Parishad’ on Thursday protested the alleged data breach and corruption linked to ESKL, a passport, visa, immigration service providing company reportedly owned by members of Sheikh family...

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Migrants deported by US moved to Panama jungle facility

Nearly 100 migrants deported by the United States to Panama have been moved to a remote facility in the Darien jungle where they will stay until they are moved to another country, Panama’s security ministry said...

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France rescues 6,000 migrants in Channel in 2024

French authorities on Thursday said they had rescued 6,310 migrants trying to cross the English Channel on increasingly overcrowded boats to reach Britain in 2024, a 30 per cent rise on the previous year.

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UK to refuse citizenship to undocumented migrants

The British government on Wednesday said it was toughening immigration rules to make it almost impossible for undocumented migrants who arrive on small boats to later receive citizenship...

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Returned migrants issue 10-day ultimatum

Expatriate workers who were sent back from different countries, including the United Arab Emirates, for supporting the Students’ Movement Against Discrimination in the July-August uprising suspended their protest with a 10-day ultimatum on Monday...

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US flies back expelled Indian migrants

A US Air Force plane carrying more than a hundred Indian migrants expelled by the United States landed in India on Wednesday, local media reported...

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Missed chance or growth catalyst

MIGRATION has long been considered a one-way movement, with migrants leaving their country of origin and making the host nation their final abode. However, this notion of migration as a permanent transition has evolved. According to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development estimates, roughly 40 per cent of migrants are likely to...

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Trump for detaining 30,000 migrants at Guantanamo

US president Donald Trump unveiled a surprise plan on Wednesday to detain thousands of undocumented migrants in Guantanamo Bay — distracting from spiralling confusion after the White House withdrew a shock order to freeze federal funds...

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Migrants from Italy arrive in Albania

Dozens of migrants arrived in Albania early on Tuesday, days after Italy resumed the transfer of asylum seekers to its maritime neighbour in a controversial programme that is under judicial review.

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Aspirant migrants failed to fly to Malaysia stage demo

Aspirant migrants, who missed their flights to Malaysia, staged demonstrations in the SAARC Circle in the Karwan Bazar area in Dhaka on Wednesday demanding the jobs they were promised in the South East Asian country...

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49 Rohingya migrants found on Thai island

A group of 49 Rohingya migrants travelling by boat from Bangladesh to Malaysia was found on Tuesday near a beach on Thailand’s popular island of Phuket, police said...

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KSA-bound passengers stage demo over vaccine crisis

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia-bound migrants and those intending to perform Umrah staged demonstration in Dhaka on Tuesday after failing to receive mandatory meningitis vaccination to travel the Middle East country...

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Putting migrants back in harness at home

MALAYSIA, Oman, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirate are all temporary homes to a large number of foreign workers and many of them are from Bangladesh. And, many of them are eager to get back home to live with the family and acquaintances and contribute to the local development. Some return to the country but many unfortunately...

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107 migrants rescued in Channel

French authorities said they rescued 107 migrants trying to cross the Channel from France to England on Wednesday.

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