51 more Bangladeshis return from Sudan

51 more Bangladeshis return from Sudan

Fifty-one more Bangladeshis, who were stuck in war-torn Sudan, returned home via Saudi Arabia this morning.

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying them landed at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 10:20am, reads a press release sent by the national flag carrier.

The expatriate Bangladeshis from conflict-ridden Sudan took temporary shelter in Jeddah with the help of Bangladesh embassy and Saudi authorities, it added.

Earlier, on May 8, a total of 136 Bangladeshis returned home from Sudan via Saudi Arabia.

There are around 1,500 Bangladeshis in Sudan, and among them, about 700 have registered to return to Bangladesh.