US deports 36 more Bangladeshis, 21 from Noakhali

Staff correspondent

The United States has deported 36 more Bangladeshis as part of a crackdown on illegal immigration.

Today, Tuesday, January 20, at around 12 noon, 36 Bangladeshis, including one woman, arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a special US military plane.

In the hope of a better life, they immigrated to the United States, spending 40 to 45 lakh taka per person, some as much as 60 to 80 lakh taka, by selling their family land and jewelry or taking loans. However, when that dream did not come true, they were forced to return home empty-handed.

Shariful Hasan, Associate Director of BRAC’s Migration and Youth Platform, said that upon arrival at the airport at noon, BRAC, in collaboration with the Expatriate Welfare Desk and Aviation Security, provided necessary emergency assistance, including transportation, to the returning workers.

Among the 36 returnees, 21 are residents of Noakhali district, 2 from Lakshmipur and one each from Munshiganj, Dhaka, Lalmonirhat, Shariatpur, Barguna, Feni, Sirajganj, Gazipur, Kishoreganj, Tangail, Comilla, Chittagong and Netrokona districts.

The number of Bangladeshis deported from the United States since the beginning of 2025 has reached 293.

The returning workers said that most of them first went to Brazil legally with clearance from the Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET), and then entered the United States illegally via Mexico.

They applied for asylum in the United States, but after a lengthy legal process, the US administration decided to send them back to Bangladesh after their application was rejected.