Dhaka, July 25 -- Bangladesh is facing growing pressure on its overseas employment sector as increasing incidents of irregular migration and human trafficking continue to undermine the country's manpower exports.
In a latest development, 19 irregular Bangladeshi migrants who were unlawfully residing in Tunisia have been voluntarily repatriated to the country, with the joint efforts of the Bangladesh Embassy in Libya, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The group arrived in Dhaka this morning at 8:40am on Emirates flight EK-582. All of them had been staying illegally in Tunisia, having entered the country through irregular cha...