Even Covid -19 could not stop the killing of migrant women workers abroad

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 473 women migrant workers dead abroad since 2016, 175 in Saudi Arabia alone.

According to the Expatriates Welfare Desk at Dhaka airport, the bodies of at least 63 women arrived between January and September this year. Among them, 22 lost their lives in Saudi Arabia alone, while 14 died in Lebanon, 11 in Jordan, seven in Oman, and four in the UAE.

A total of 473 women's bodies have been returned to the country from the Middle East from 2016 till September this year. Among them, at least 81 died by suicide.

 MOST ARE DYING IN SAUDI ARABIA

Of the 473 women's bodies returned to the country from the Middle East between 2016 and September this year, the highest number of deaths was 175 in Saudi Arabia, while 75 died in Jordan, 66 in Lebanon, 45 in Oman, 27 in UAE, and 20 in Kuwait.

At least 81 of them died by suicide, including 51 in Saudi Arabia alone. Of them, three died by suicide in 2016, 12 in 2017, 23 in 2018, 29 in 2019 and 14 this year.

Among the 14 cases of suicide this year, nine died in Saudi Arabia. They are: Nasima Begum (28), Afia Begum (36), Taslima Begum (26), and Khadija (39) of Barguna; Safia (31) of Narsingdi; Helena (29) of Moulvibazar; Mamtaz (34) of Manikganj; Nasrin (31) of Chapainawabganj; and Rekha (40) of Narayanganj.

Each of these deaths is questionable!

This year, due to the closure of flights amid Covid-19 pandemic, there have been complications in transporting the bodies to the country.

Meanwhile, the procession of deaths, did not stop.

 

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