Tunisia Coast Guard have rescued 264 Bangladeshis from the Mediterranean Sea while they were on their way to Europe.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) confirmed the matter on Thursday night.
A total of 267 were rescued by the Tunisia Coast Guard on their way to Europe from Libya. Of them, 264 are Bangladeshis and three are Egyptians.
They were traveling by boat from Libya to Europe via the Mediterranean.
Coast guards rescued them when they were floating in the sea after the engine of their boat went out of order.