Ershadul Mia (32), from Mithapukur in Rangpur, used to work as a rod-binder in Dhaka. He became acquainted with a mason from Shariatpur. The mason often spoke over the phone with a relative living in Libya about going to Italy via Libya. Eventually, Ershadul too fell for their lure.Ershadul told Agamir Somoy that he went to Benghazi, Libya, in August 2024. But for a year, he had no work there. An armed group in Libya once tried to abduct him. Later, he returned home through the International Org...
