October 2025 Bangladesh Irregular Migration Crisis

Starvation • Human Trafficking • Ransom • Repatriation from Libya

✍️ Investigative report by Tuhin Sarwar

Bangladeshi migrants continue to face extreme exploitation, starvation, and detention on the Central Mediterranean route. In October 2025, over 300 Bangladeshis were repatriated from Libya after falling victim to traffickers’ ransom networks.

Read the full in-depth investigation:
🔗 Bangladesh’s October 2025 Irregular Migration Crisis

Key Insights:

• Starvation & water scarcity in Libyan detention camps
• Ransom payments trapping vulnerable youth
• EU & Frontex data revealing migration trends
• Italy’s strict enforcement & deportation patterns
• Bangladesh’s institutional gaps & urgent reforms

Bangladeshi journalist reporting on migration and human rights

Author

Tuhin Sarwar

Tuhin Sarwar is a Bangladeshi investigative journalist covering human rights, the Rohingya refugee crisis, the digital economy, and AI accountability through field reporting, primary-source documentation, and evidence-based journalism.