
ISRAEL鈥橲 invasion of southern Lebanon, reportedly targeting Hezbollah which has a significant presence in both the Lebanese parliament and the government, has left about 1,000 civilians dead. And, Israel鈥檚 attacks have forced a good number of Bangladeshis who work as migrant workers mostly in apparel factories, hotels, hospitals and households in Lebanon, to live under the open sky without food and basic facilities. It is estimated more than 100,000 Bangladeshis work in all in Lebanon. Panic-stricken migrants have left the southern areas of the country, considered high-risk zones because of Israeli air strikes that have intensified since September 23, and took shelters on roads, in mosques, makeshift centres and other open spaces. Rain has i