Bangladeshi migrants chained, deported from US: A tale echoing Dunki’s Shahrukh or Noakhali’s Azgar

The story of Noakhali’s Azgar Hossain mirrors the plot of Bollywood’s "Dunki" where Shahrukh Khan and his companions set out on a perilous journey to the United States through irregular routes. From Dhaka he flew to Brazil, then spent three months trekking through Bolivia, Costa Rica, Panama’s treacherous mountains and jungles, and the infamous Darién Gap before finally setting foot on US soil. But in the end, fortune betrayed him. Caught as an illegal immigrant, Azgar lost his money, was shackled and handcuffed like a criminal, and ultimately forced onto a plane back to Bangladesh. After a gruelling five-day flight, US authorities dropped him and 29 other Bangladeshis at Dhaka’s Shahjalal International Airport late on Thursday night. The chartered Boeing...