File photo: Migrant workers at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka TribuneThe arbitrary detention of the workers violates the ICCPR, to which Bangladesh is a state party, says Amnesty InternationalThe Bangladeshi authorities must immediately release at least 370 Bangladeshi migrant workers who were arbitrarily detained between July and September following their return to the country, said Amnesty International. The arbitrary detention of the workers violates the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), to which Bangladesh is a state party, said Amnesty International. On 5 July 2020, 219 Bangladeshi workers who had returned from Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain since May were arrested and detained. This was followed on 21 July by the arrest of another 36 migrant workers who had returned from Qatar and, on 1 September, by the arrest of 81 migrant workers who had returned to the country from Vietnam and 2 others from Qatar, after being exploited by traffickers. Also Read - Bangladesh faces criticism for arresting migrant workers“The Bangladeshi police have effectively been given court permission to keep these workers in detention for as long as they like.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 01, 2020 17:37 UTC