Bangladeshi migrants

21 ‘bodies of trafficking victims’ to be buried in Malaysia

At least 21 bodies believed to be of human trafficking victims are brought to Kampung Tualang of Pahang state in Malaysia for a mass burial this morning.
22 June 2015, 09:44 AM

150 Bangladeshi trafficking victims return from Myanmar

A total of 150 Bangladeshi trafficking victims rescued by Myanmar navy on May 21 finally return home.
8 June 2015, 06:20 AM

3 ‘traffickers’ held, 2 victims rescued in Dhaka

The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members detain three alleged human traffickers and rescue two victims in separate places in the capital.
31 May 2015, 11:37 AM

Bangladeshi Hindu migrants to get Indian residential permits

Ahead of the assembly elections in Assam, the Narendra Modi government has decided to issue an executive order to help religious minorities from Bangladesh and Pakistan who live in India, to get residential permits.
28 May 2015, 05:23 AM

'Bangladeshi migrants in Indonesia to be sent back soon'

Indonesia expects Bangladeshi migrants who landed on its shores to be sent home in weeks once necessary documentation is done, an immigration official says.
26 May 2015, 03:52 AM

Missing migrant boat rescued off Indonesia

Migrants filmed by the BBC last week drifting off the coast of Thailand have been found by fishermen off Indonesia's Aceh province.
20 May 2015, 04:08 AM

UN chief urges Thai PM to treat boat people with dignity

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urges Thai government to offer proper treatment to boat people, saying they deserved "human dignity and basic rights."
18 May 2015, 05:32 AM

Myanmar can't be forced, says Thai PM

Thein Sein aide says country not likely to attend meeting on boat people;Prayu says this is neighbours' right
16 May 2015, 06:08 AM

Rescued trafficked Bangladeshis quizzed, to return home ‘soon’

The Bangladeshis rescued off the Indonesian coast yesterday are taken in for questioning by Malaysian authorities, local authorities say.
12 May 2015, 11:03 AM

Malaysia says no human trafficking camp there

The Malaysian home ministry denies claims that the country has trafficking camps of immigrants similar to those in Thailand.
11 May 2015, 12:54 PM

US calls for speedy inquiry into Thai mass grave

The United States, which censures Thailand for failing to act against human trafficking, called on Monday for speedy and credible inquiry into discovery of a mass grave containing more than two dozen bodies thought to be of ethnic migrants.
5 May 2015, 05:36 AM

4 arrested in Thailand mass grave case

Four people are apprehended and arrest warrants issued over human trafficking in the Southern region of Thailand after a mass grave was discovered in Songkhla province along the Thai-Malaysia border.
4 May 2015, 08:33 AM

Bangladeshi migrants' mass grave in Thailand!

Bangladeshi migrant is found alive in mass grave that was discovered yesterday on a remote and rugged mountain in border district Sadao,Songkhla in Thailand.
2 May 2015, 05:48 AM

Bring home our boys

THE government has formally enlisted the help of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) for the estimated 1,500 to 3,000 Bangladeshis trapped in war-ravaged Yemen.
2 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Freed Bangladeshis return to employer

2 Bangladeshi workers, freed by Libyan militants yesterday, will be taken to Tripoli from Sirte Hospital where they are staying now
25 March 2015, 05:37 AM