Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- The Interim Government has renewed diplomatic and legal efforts to secure the release of 25 Bangladeshis still imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), more than a year after they were arrested for expressing solidarity with the student-led uprising here.
In an official statement issued on Thursday, the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment said the government is "actively engaged in diplomatic communications" with the UAE to ensure the remaining detainees are freed and repatriated. These men have been held in Abu Dhabi since July last year when they joined peaceful gatherings among migrant workers showing support for the pro-democracy protests in Bangladesh.
UAE authorities treated the gatherings...