Embracing his mother, he couldn't hold back his tears, and his mother wept as well. Reflecting on his return, Mubarak said, "It feels like I've found heaven." Mubarak is one of the 45 Bangladeshis who were repatriated from Myanmar, having endured a harrowing journey that began with a failed attempt to reach Malaysia by sea.
 
Cox's Bazar June 9,(V7N)- After serving an 11-month prison sentence, young Bangladeshi Mubarak, who was repatriated from Myanmar, was overwhelmed with emotion upon reuniting with his family in Bangladesh. Resting his head on his mother's chest, he wept, and his mother cried uncontrollably as well. When asked how he felt about returning home, Mubarak said, "It feels like I've found heaven."
 
Mubarak is one of the 45 Bangladeshis who returned from Myanmar after serving time in prison. He recounted his ordeal, describing how he fell into the clutches of human traffickers and attempted to cross the sea to Malaysia with a contract of 400,000 takas. Midway, their boat broke down, and they were captured by the Myanmar military, leading to his 11-month imprisonment.
 
Mubarak explained that he was captured in Myanmar while attempting to reach Malaysia by sea under a contract with a trafficker named Haidar Ali from Teknaf.
 
Mubarak’s father expressed immense gratitude, saying, "We thank Allah a million times; we have our son back." He also extended his gratitude to the government and all administrative bodies involved.
 
Mubarak is from Gorjonia in Ramu. Like him, many others fell into the hands of traffickers and were imprisoned in Myanmar before returning home.
 
Shahjahan, another repatriated Bangladeshi citizen, shared his harrowing experience, stating, "We suffered a lot; we were beaten and tortured daily. We were given rice twice a day with hot water-mixed lentils and raw fish. Sometimes, insects from the lentils would be mixed in the rice. Occasionally, we were given only plain rice."
 
He also mentioned that they were prevented from practicing their religious activities. He shared his story to warn others not to make the same mistake of attempting to cross the sea to a foreign country.
 
Although Shahjahan's parents are no longer alive, his wife, children, and in-laws were eagerly waiting for him since morning. He mentioned that his in-laws have taken on the role of his parents in their absence.
 
Today, 134 BGP and military personnel returned to Myanmar, and 45 Bangladeshi prisoners were repatriated after serving their sentences.
 
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