230 Bangladeshis to be deported from Indonesia after Eid

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UNB, Dhaka :At least 230 illegal immigrants, reportedly from Bangladesh now accommodated at former immigration office at Lhokseumawe of Aceh in Indonesia, are ready for deportation after Eid-ul- Fitr.Head of the Lhokseumawe immigration office M Akmal said on Wednesday the travel documents for the 230 illegal immigrants have been available, reports Indonesian news agency Antara.Akmal said, their district immigration office received the documents last week  from the International Organi-zation for Migration (IOM).The illegal immigrants were stranded in the sea off North Aceh several months ago, he said adding that Aceh also has a number of illegal immigrants from Myanmar, the Rohingya Muslim minority.

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