167 more Bangladeshis return from Libya

Another 167 undocumented Bangladeshi migrants have been repatriated from Libya with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of Bangladesh in Tripoli, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), reports BSS.

Among the returnees, 16 individuals voluntarily returned from Benghazi and surrounding areas, while 151 were released from the Ganfuda Detention Centre, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday.

They arrived in Bangladesh at 5:00 am on Thursday on a chartered flight operated by Burak Air, the press release added.

Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment, and the International Organization for Migration welcomed the returnees at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.