Another 174 Bangladeshi nationals returned home from Libya on Tuesday.
They arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 2:30pm aboard a Burak Air chartered flight, according to a press release from the ministry of foreign affairs.
The repatriation was coordinated by the Bangladesh embassy in Libya, the ministry of foreign affairs, the ministry of expatriates鈥� welfare and overseas employment, and the International Organisation for Migration. The returned had been staying in Libya irregularly.
Most of the returned had entered Libya with the intention of traveling illegally to Europe via human traffickers. Many had experienced abductions and abuse during their stay.
Officials from the foreign ministry and the IOM welcomed the returned at the airport and requested them to share their difficult experiences to raise public awareness.
Each returned received travel allowances, food supplies, basic medical care, and temporary shelter from the IOM.
The joint efforts of the ministry of foreign affairs, the Bangladesh embassy in Libya, the ministry of expatriates鈥� welfare and overseas employment, and the IOM continue to ensure the safe return of Bangladeshis detained in various centres in Libya.
