Malaysia detains over 700 illegal Bangladeshis

More than 700 illegal migrants from Bangladesh were reportedly detained at Malaysia’s Port Dickson district, according to a news report.
They were among the 936 construction workers caught during raids conducted at building sites at Jima in the coastal town, Bernama news agency reports.
Of those picked up, 767 were Bangladeshi, 80 Pakistani, 50 Indians, 22 Indonesians, 13 Sri Lankans, three from Myanmar, and one Nepalese.
They were caught for a variety of offences including illegal overstay and possession of false documents, Hapdzan Husaini, immigration director at Negri Sembilan state, told the state-run media.
“Some of the detainees do not have legal documents for residing in Malaysia and some are illegally staying in the country even after their visa period expired,” a senior immigration official said. The detainees are aged between 20 and 50, he said adding that they were detained for various offences, including falsifying travel documents and overstaying in the country.
On March 15, Malaysian immigration department had detained 1,177 illegal Bangladeshi workers. It had also detained 118 employers on suspected hiring offences, sheltering and abetting illegal immigrant workers at their premises from February 19 to March 8.

 

Malaysia detains over 700 illegal Bangladeshis

More than 700 illegal migrants from Bangladesh were reportedly detained at Malaysias Port Dickson district, according to a news report. They were among the 936 construction workers caught during raids conducted at building sites at Jima in the coastal town, Bernama news agency reports. Of those picked up, 767 were Bangladeshi, 80 Pakistani, 50 Indians, 22 Indonesians, 13 Sri Lankans, three from Myanmar, and one Nepalese. They were caught for a variety of offences including illegal overstay and possession of false documents, Hapdzan Husaini, immigration director at Negri Sembilan state, told the state-run media. Some of the detainees do not have legal documents for residing in Malaysia and some are illegally staying in the country even after their visa period expired, a senior immigration official said. The detainees are aged between 20 and 50, he said adding that they were detained for various offences, including falsifying travel documents and overstaying in the country. On March 15, Malaysian immigration department had detained 1,177 illegal Bangladeshi workers. It had also detained 118 employers on suspected hiring offences, sheltering and abetting illegal immigrant workers at their premises from February 19 to March 8.