Acid in Russia with the promise of a job, young people from Bangladesh, arrived on the front. “I didn't know we would get to the battlefield”
Several young people from Bangladesh, who went to Russia with the hope of a better future, were sent to the Ukraine front. One of them died in the fight, and the families are now asking for the Government's help.
Soldiers fighting on the side of Russia on the front of Ukraine Photo: Profimedia
Several young people from Bangladesh say they were fooled by recruitment agents who promised them jobs in Russia, but who, once they arrived there, sent them directly to the Ukraine front. The recent death of a 22 -year -old has aroused panic among families, who demand explanations and support from the authorities.
“I didn't know we would get to the battlefield“, Akram Hossain, a 26 -year -old who recently returned home, according to RFI, told AFP Mohammad.The agency told us that only work visas for Russia are possible. So we agreed to go. We never imagined that we would be abandoned this way”.
The situation became critical after Mohammed Yasin Sheikh, 22, was killed on the Ukrainian front, carrying the uniform of the Russian army. His uncle, Hashem Abul, said he was called from one of his nephew's friends. “A citizen of Bangladesh who fights on the Russian side to announce that he was killed. Then we were called by a Russian commander”, Which confirmed the death of his nephew.
Family, grieved and unanswered
Sheikh's family sold goods to pay for the departure, hoping he would work as an electrician at a Chinese company in Russia. However, according to relatives, the young man enrolled in the Russian army in December 2024. “I spent a lot of money for him to leave and now We are waiting for the body home. I asked the Government to make sure that his mother can take a last good branch from him ”said Abul Hashem.
Farhad Hossain, in charge of business at the Bangladesh Embassy in Russia, said they have already been contacted by several families: “So far, I have responded to about ten requests.” He confirmed that they are in discussions with the Russian authorities, but could not officially confirm the death of the young man.
Bangladesh authorities open investigations
In the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, the police started investigations in relation to the network that facilitates the trafficking of persons under the pretext of employment abroad.
Mustafizur Rahman, superintendent of the police at the Criminal Investigation Department said that a woman was arrested and another six files were opened. “Operations are in progress for the arrest of others”.
The conflict in Ukraine continues to attract young people from South Asia, including India, Sri Lanka and Nepal, through false job promises. Authorities in Bangladesh are now asking for explanations and they want this type of operation to cease. Neither Moscow nor Kiev offered official data on the number of foreigners who are fighting or those who became prisoners of war.
