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EU urges Myanmar, Thailand to take action over Rohingya
European Union lawmakers are calling on Myanmar to end the persecution of Rohingya Muslims and for Thailand to launch investigations into reports of mass graves of the Muslim minority.
22 May 2015, 06:58 AM
Malaysia, Indonesia to halt boat push-back
Malaysia,Indonesia says they would no longer turn away migrant vessels, responding to world pressure by offering to take in a wave of boatpeople.
20 May 2015, 08:41 AM
UN bodies call to protect stranded migrants
UNHCR, OHCHR, IOM and SRSG calls upon leaders of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand to protect the trafficking victims now stranded at sea.
19 May 2015, 10:06 AM
They starved us and threw the dead overboard, says victim
Death, hunger and torture were all part of Bangladeshi national Mohammad Rashid’s arduous sea journey from Teknaf to Malaysia.
9 May 2015, 07:17 AM
Slave Trade Booms In Dark Triangle
Promising jobs in Malaysia, transnational human traffickers held about 2.5 lakh Bangladeshis captive in Thailand...
3 May 2015, 18:00 PM
136 more returning from Yemen tonight
More 136 Bangladeshis returns from Yemen by a special flight of national flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines tonight.
21 April 2015, 09:58 AM
40 drowned in new migrant sinking
More than 40 people have drowned off Sicily as Italy calls for more help from the EU to handle the surge in migrants crossing the Mediterranean.
16 April 2015, 14:14 PM
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
Thailand detains 76 migrants found on train, including Rohingya
Thai authorities said on Monday they had found a group of 76 migrants from neighbouring Myanmar, including six suspected Rohingya
30 March 2015, 11:01 AM
Kidnapped Helal Uddin talks with family from Libya
Bangladeshi labourer Helal Uddin, who was kidnapped by militants in Libya on March 6, talks with his family in Jamalpur over phone and expects release in 2/3 days.
24 March 2015, 08:56 AM