Libya
Libya condemns killing of 26 Bangladeshis
Libya has condemned the killings of 26 Bangladeshis by Libyan human traffickers in Mizdah and said it would bring the killers to book.
29 Bangladeshis return home from Libya
Twenty-nine Bangladeshis, who remained stranded in the turbulent Libyan capital Tripoli and its suburbs, returned home early yesterday.
Bangladeshis in war-torn Libya / 500 stranded in Tripoli
Around 500 Bangladeshis may have been stranded in two locations of Libya, about 200-kilometre off to the country’s capital, amid fighting between UN-backed Libyan government and Libyan National Army.
90 migrants feared drowned after boat capsizes off Libya: UN
About 90 people were feared drowned after a smuggler's boat mostly carrying Pakistani migrants capsized off Libya's coast early Friday, the UN.'s migration agency says.
Kidnap abroad, ransom here
They have been held hostage in Libya and tortured brutally by fellow Bangladeshis. Video clips of their sufferings have then been sent to their relatives by members of the network here asking for ransom.
Libyan port ‘re-taken from IS’
Libyan forces say they have re-taken control of the port in the city of Sirte, after fierce fighting against militants from so-called Islamic State.
Shipwrecks off Libyan coast, up to 700 feared dead
At least 700 migrants are feared drowned in a series of shipwrecks off the coast of Libya in the last few days, the UN refugee agency says.
Migrant crisis: Dozens feared dead in shipwreck off Libya
Up to 30 migrants are feared dead after a boat capsized off the Libyan coast while some 50 have been rescued by EU vessels from the sea.
19 brokers sending Bangladeshis to Libya illegally identified
At least 19 Bangladeshi brokers, who are allegedly cheating and trafficking fellow countrymen into Libya illegally, are identified, say officials at Bangladesh embassy in Tripoli.
Clinton to testify on Benghazi attack
Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton is set to testify in front of a Congressional committee about the attack on a US consulate in Libya in 2012 that killed the US ambassador and three other Americans.
Don’t travel to Libya: Govt
Foreign ministry has strongly advised Bangladeshi nationals against travelling to war-torn Libya until further instructions.
Libya boat sink: 25 survivors return home
Twenty-five Bangladeshis, who survived after two boats capsized off Libyan coast on August 24, return home.
Robbers shoot 12 Bangladeshis at Libya camp
At least 12 Bangladeshi migrants suffer bullet wounds as robbers attacked their camp in Libya.
31 to be repatriated from Libya next week
A total of 31 Bangladeshis, who survived the boat capsize off Libyan coast on August 24, will be repatriated home by next week.
Libya boat capsize: Dead victims, survivors confirmed to be Bangladeshis
Bangladeshi authorities confirm the nationalities of the deceased and survivors who were on boats that perished in the sea off Libyan coast.
Libya arrests three suspected smugglers over migrant boat disaster
Three people have been arrested in Libya on suspicion of involvement in launching a boat packed with migrants.
Migrant deaths: UN warns of 'crisis of solidarity'
The UN says "much more is required" to prevent the deaths of migrants fleeing to Europe after hundreds were reported dead in recent days.
Italian navy rescues 4,400 migrants off Libya coast
The Italian navy organizes the rescue of around 4,400 migrants in waters off the Libyan coast, prompted by requests for help received from nearly two dozen boats, in one of the biggest multi-national operations so far.
Italy rescuing 3,000 migrants, 18 boats off Libya
Italy's coastguard says it is coordinating the rescue of up to 3,000 migrants from waters off Libya after receiving SOS calls from 18 different crowded vessels.
