As the Bangladeshi embassy in Libya struggles to identify the bodies of the 23 migrants who have washed ashore in the northern part of the country, families back home are desperately searching for their missing loved ones.
Twenty-three bodies, believed to be of Bangladeshis, have washed up on Libya’s shores, with many more feared missing, Bangladeshi Ambassador to Libya Abul Hasnat Mohammad Khairul Bashar said in a live stream on Facebook yesterday.
At least 20 individuals, believed to be Bangladeshi nationals, have died in a boat tragedy in the Mediterranean off the eastern coast of Libya
Bangladesh ministry and consul officials say they find no Bangladeshi nationals among the 600 rescued by Libyan coast guards.
Twenty-five Bangladeshis, who survived after two boats capsized off Libyan coast on August 24, return home.
Twenty seven Bangladeshis, who survived after two boats capsized off Libyan coast on August 24, are to return home on Saturday.
A total of 27 Bangladeshis, who survived after two boats capsized off Libyan coast on August 24, may return home on September 17.
Another 24 Bangladeshis are likely to have met their watery grave off the coast of foreign land thousands of miles away from home.
Bangladeshi authorities confirm the nationalities of the deceased and survivors who were on boats that perished in the sea off Libyan coast.
As the Bangladeshi embassy in Libya struggles to identify the bodies of the 23 migrants who have washed ashore in the northern part of the country, families back home are desperately searching for their missing loved ones.
Twenty-three bodies, believed to be of Bangladeshis, have washed up on Libya’s shores, with many more feared missing, Bangladeshi Ambassador to Libya Abul Hasnat Mohammad Khairul Bashar said in a live stream on Facebook yesterday.
At least 20 individuals, believed to be Bangladeshi nationals, have died in a boat tragedy in the Mediterranean off the eastern coast of Libya
Bangladesh ministry and consul officials say they find no Bangladeshi nationals among the 600 rescued by Libyan coast guards.
Twenty-five Bangladeshis, who survived after two boats capsized off Libyan coast on August 24, return home.
Twenty seven Bangladeshis, who survived after two boats capsized off Libyan coast on August 24, are to return home on Saturday.
A total of 27 Bangladeshis, who survived after two boats capsized off Libyan coast on August 24, may return home on September 17.
Another 24 Bangladeshis are likely to have met their watery grave off the coast of foreign land thousands of miles away from home.
Bangladeshi authorities confirm the nationalities of the deceased and survivors who were on boats that perished in the sea off Libyan coast.
EU leaders are due to hold an emergency summit on ways to stem the number of migrants risking the perilous journey across the Mediterranean.
