Dhaka, Sept. 12 -- The challenge of irregular migration has once again surfaced as a major threat to country's manpower sector, following the repatriation Bangladeshi nationals from different countries including USA, UK and Kyrgyzstan in recent times.
The incident underscores a persistent pattern in which Bangladeshi workers, lured by promises of lucrative jobs abroad, end up trapped in fraudulent schemes, often returning home with shattered dreams and heavy debts. A total of 180 Bangladeshis from Kyrgyzstan arrived in Dhaka early Wednesday morning on a special flight that landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
Many of them had been misled by brokers and unscrupulous agencies who promised them high-paying jobs in Kyrgyzstan.
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