A total of 9,640 Bangladesh citizens were detained in jails of 38 countries across the world including the USA, the UK, Australia and different middle-eastern countries.
"According to the latest data so far I received from different Bangladesh missions abroad, some 9,640 Bangladeshi citizens are detained in different jails abroad for involvement with various types of crimes," said Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Tuesday.
Responding to a tabled question of treasury bench member Md Shamsul Huq Tuku, the minister informed the House that the missions concerned have been providing necessary legal support so that they could be released through legal process.
Of the total detainees, 2,469 Bangladeshi citizens are in the jails in Malaysia while 2,337 are in India, 1,098 in the United Arab Emirates, 1,048 in Oman, 703 in Saudi Arabia, 370 in Bahrain, 261 in Kuwait, 123 in Greece, 121 in Iraq, 218 in UK, 98 in Myanmar, 65 in Japan, 26 in the USA and 39 in Australia.
Mahmood Ali said the Bangladesh missions abroad provide travel permit to the illegally migrated Bangladeshi citizens for returning home after their release from the jails.
Thursday, March 27, 2025
