ZYMA ISLAM

Twenty-three bodies, believed to be of Bangladeshis, have washed up on Libya’s shores, with many more feared missing, Bangladeshi Ambassador to Libya Abul Hasnat Mohammad Khairul Bashar said in a live stream on Facebook yesterday.

“A group of 56 migrants left the shores of Libya on January 25. The boat ran aground trouble the same night,” he said.

Seven bodies washed ashore on January 28; 11 bodies on January 29; two bodies were found on January 30; and three more on January 31, said the ambassador. All of them washed ashore at Brega in eastern Libya.

“The Red Crescent and local government representatives responsible for processing the bodies for burial said the bodies ‘looked’ to be of Bangladeshis. However, since they did not have any documentation on them, there is no way to confirm if they are indeed Bangladeshis,” said the ambassador.

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