How Bangladeshi migrant recruitment networks built a quarter of a billion dollar smuggling economy
6 Jun 2026, 18:00 GMT
By Zulker Naeen
Topic: Bangladesh
Source URL: https://globalvoices.org/2026/06/06/how-bangladeshi-migrant-recruitment-networks-built-a-quarter-billion-dollar-smuggling-economy/
Bangladeshi migrants, trying to attempting to reach Greece or Italy by boat via Libya, are considered “gold” by human traffickers, fueling a USD 190 million smuggling economy.