Seven Bangladeshi migrants were detained by Medan police in Indonesia when they attempted to go to Malaysia with the help of local middlemen on November 5.
The detained are Abdul Karim and Shahin from Chakaria, Cox’s Bazar; Afsar and Abdul Gani from Ramu; Nabi Hossain from Teknaf and Minhaj from Bandarban.
Bangladeshis living in Langsha camp in Indonesia’s Aceh informed that the detained Bangladeshis were missing from the camp since morning and did not return even during lunchtime. Later, the camp was notified by Medan police of their detention in the afternoon.
Along with the seven, 55 Bangladeshis have been living in the Langsha camp and all of them were recovered from the sea during their attempt to go to Malaysia, influenced by the human traffickers in May, this year.
In this regard, Bangladeshi Ambassador in Indonesia Mohammad Nazmul Quaunine said: “This types of incidents happen regularly. As it was a public holiday, the Indonesian police did not inform me of the incident as of yet. But they are very cooperative in this regard.”
He also said: “Many aspirants are again trying to go to Malaysia, falling victim to the lures of human traffickers and middlemen but they eventually have to return as local police will detain them.”
