A total of 160 Bangladeshis, who were stranded in Libya's Benghazi due to unstable situation and global coronavirus pandemic, retuned to Dhaka this morning with the help of International Organization of Migration (IOM).
Arranged by the IOM, a flight of Buraq Air carrying the Bangladeshis left Benghazi Airport yesterday. It reached Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka this morning.
The flight also carried the dead body of a Bangladeshi, said a press release of the Foreign Ministry.
Following their arrival, Bangladesh government has taken all necessary measures including their medical check-up.
Among them, nine are unwell and seven were in Libya travel jail for being infected with hepatitis B.
All the migrants have returned to the country voluntarily, the press release said.
Most of the returnees had been working in Libya for seven to eight years. They were waiting to return to Bangladesh due to unrest, job crisis and currency devaluation in Libya.
Since there was no international fight from Libya, they could not return to the country.
A total of 1,379 migrants have so far flown home from Libya via nine chartered flights.
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