Rights of the Migrants in our Political Agenda

Bangladeshi migrants played a remarkable role during the July revolution through their firm non-cooperation stance against the former government. Their omission in sending forth remittances played a significant role in galvanising mass efforts. Bangladeshi migrants in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) also carried out peaceful solidarity protests in multiple locations across the country to stand with student protesters in Bangladesh. For this, the Emirati authorities arbitrarily detained, convicted, and sentenced to long prison terms 57 Bangladeshi protesters too.

Link: https://www.thedailystar.net/law-our-rights/news/rights-migrants-our-political-agenda-3897506