Europe deports 44 undocumented Bangladeshi migrants on special charter flight
A special charter flight carrying 44 undocumented Bangladeshi migrants deported from Greece and Cyprus landed at Dhaka airport on Wednesday morning.
A special chartered flight carrying 44 undocumented Bangladeshi migrants deported from Europe arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Wednesday morning. The returnees included 40 individuals from Greece and four from Cyprus, according to airport and immigration police sources.
Officials from the Expatriates' Welfare Desk and BRAC's Migration Programme received the returnees, offering emergency food, counselling, and travel stipends under the joint EU-BRAC Prottasha-2 project. The initiative will also provide training and economic reintegration support to help them rebuild their livelihoods.
BRAC associate director Shariful Hasan warned that European nations are enforcing stricter migration rules, swiftly rejecting asylum claims and accelerating deportations. He noted that Bangladeshis remain among the top nationalities attempting dangerous Mediterranean boat crossings from Libya, urging aspiring migrants not to risk their lives and savings on irregular journeys.
Source: Bangla Tribune
