Expat death

Expat death

Migrant worker forced to fight for Russia killed in drone attack

"Are you Akram's mother? How do I tell you that Akram is no more…?".Mobina Begum, mother of Akram Hossain, a migrant worker who was forcefully made to fight for Russia by human traffickers in its war against Ukraine, got a call from his fellow Bangladeshi fighter from Kishoreganj on Thursd

2w ago

Expat killed in South Africa road crash

The deceased is Md Gias Uddin Mia, 55, a resident of Mrigi village of Faridpur Sadar upazila

3w ago

'Tortured by traffickers', man dies in Libya

Sohag Mia, a 28-year-old resident of Kalipur Dakshinpara in Bhairab municipality, Kishoreganj, has reportedly died in Libya while in the custody of human traffickers

1m ago

4,813 bodies of migrant workers arrived in 2024

The number of bodies of Bangladeshi migrants arriving from abroad rose to a record high in 2024, with a total of 4,813 corpses received by the authorities last year.

3m ago

When Israeli aggression claims a Bangladeshi life

For over a year now, parents in Palestine have mourned their children, families have grieved over their homes turned to dust, as thousands were killed by Israel's genocide on the Gaza Strip.

6m ago

Exploited and trapped, man dies in Malaysia

A journey to Malaysia, a dream of a better life. Driven by the hope of securing a job with a decent payday, Md Shofiqul Islam, 33, of Pabna,  went to Malaysia five months ago. Little did he know that this aspiration would spiral into despair and eventual demise.

1y ago

4 Bangladeshis killed in Qatar fire

The fire broke out in Doha's Feroz Abdul Aziz area on Sunday night (local time) and later spread to a nearby building

1y ago

Mediterranean shipwreck: Families of 4 Faridpur youths worried sick

The families of four Faridpur youths, who, according to a human trafficker, were on the recently capsized boat in the Mediterranean Sea, are worried sick as they are yet to get any news about the youths

2y ago

16 sued on charge of killing Pabna 'pir'

Sixteen people, including nine detained aides, were sued for killing 'pir' (a revered religious instructor) Hazrat Maulana Mohammad Salahuddin Khan, alias Bishal, 30.

9y ago

Huda’s acquittal scrapped, Khoka’s graft trial to continue

The Supreme Court scraps High Court verdicts that had acquitted former BNP minister Nazmul Huda and former Mayor of Dhaka City Corporation Sadeque Hossain Khoka in separate corruption cases.

9y ago

Section 57: HC order on plea tomorrow

The High Court fixes tomorrow to pass its order on a writ petition that challenged the legality of the much-talked-about Section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology Act.

9y ago

Twenty-four Bangladeshis likely dead

A total of 24 Bangladeshis were likely among those who perished in the Mediterranean Sea when two rickety boats sank off the coast of Libya on Thursday, a Bangladesh embassy official said yesterday.

9y ago

Fake cops, dope gang members held in Dhaka

Police claimed to have detained 13 police impersonators and doping gang members from Dhaka.

9y ago

Human trafficker arrested

Police arrested an alleged member of a gang of human traffickers from a bus in Bhababiganj bus stand area of the district town on

9y ago

Girl killed over land dispute

A minor girl of the district, who sustained injuries in an attack over a disputed land on Friday, died on way to Mymensingh Medical

9y ago

Bangladeshi expats to protest 2 compatriots’ death in Maldives

Bangladeshi nationals living in Male’ have decided to hold a peaceful agitation tomorrow protesting the deaths of two compatriots and attack on two others.

10y ago
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