The EU has promised that it will step up its rate of returns for migrants and asylum seekers who are refused the right to stay in the bloc. On Wednesday, a plane carrying more than 60 Bangladeshi migrants landed in the capital Dhaka.
Siful survived a shipwreck off Libya in which 30 migrants died. The 33-year-old from Bangladesh told us his story.
The International Centre for Climate Change and Development says governments should create a legal status for those displaced due to climate change and help shift public attitudes toward refugees.
Nearly one million asylum claims were lodged in the EU, Switzerland and Norway last year, the most since 2016. Syrians and Afghans remained the main applicants, while claims from Turkish nationals more than doubled.
An investigation in Italy has brought to light the case of a Bangladeshi national working in a migrant reception center who was allegedly involved in exploiting migrants.
The EU has managed to decide on a series of new policies aimed at curbing irregular migration. However, the impact of those policies is likely going to be limited, with the focus on economic migration rather than addressing the root causes of migration.
A court in northern France has sentenced 14 Sri Lankan nationals to prison for operating a people-smuggling ring across Europe – part of a continent-wide attempt to crack down on the lucrative criminal networks.
A Bangladeshi man, suspected of migrant smuggling and human trafficking, has been arrested in Bangladesh. The man is accused of smuggling Bangladeshis to Europe through Libya.
This year, Romania became very attractive to Bangladeshi workers, after quotas for migrant workers were doubled. But on arrival, many find out the work promised is non-existent. The Bangladeshi embassy in Romania estimate at least 6,000 of 7,000 recent arrivals have made onward journeys without papers towards Western Europe.
This year, Romania became very attractive to Bangladeshi workers, after quotas for foreign workers were doubled. Although many arrive on legal visas with work permits, the reality on arrival often turns out not to be as promised; prompting many to start an undocumented journey towards western Europe and the salaries they had hoped to obtain.
Two Bangladeshi citizens, aged 32 and 24, have been arrested in Italy for allegedly holding prisoners and torturing fellow countrymen and women in Libya to force them into paying the sums of money agreed at the start of their journey in Bangladesh.
Lured by smugglers, Mohammad Jahir came to Greece from Bangladesh four years ago to work at a factory. He ended up as a poorly paid day laborer and still has no legal documents.