Bodies of 8 drowned migrants brought back They were trying to reach Europe via Libya with the help of people smugglersThe bodies of eight migrants who drowned in the Mediterranean Sea while attempting to reach Europe via Libya have been repatriated to Bangladesh. Nine people, including eight Bangladeshis seeking a better life through people smugglers, died when the boat sank off Tunisia's coast. A Saudi Airlines flight carrying the bodies landed at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Thursday afternoon, where grieving relatives awaited. The dead were identified as Mamun Sheikh, Sajal Bairagi, Nayan Biswas, Rifat Sheikh, Sajib Kazi, Imrul Kayes Apon, Md Abdus Salam, Kaiser, and Rasel Sheikh. Accordingly, Sajal handed Tk 250,000 and his passport to Juboraj at his Gopalganj home on Nov 17 last year.

Source: bd News24 May 03, 2024 02:41 UTC