47 more return from Lebanon

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FE Team | Published: January 18, 2025 22:51:32

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Forty-seven more stranded Bangladeshi nationals were repatriated from war-torn Lebanon on Saturday at full govt expense, reports UNB.
They arrived on a Qatar Airways flight that landed at 9:15 am at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), facilitated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment, the Embassy of Bangladesh in Beirut, and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
So far, a total of 1,246 Bangladeshi nationals have been repatriated from Lebanon on 19 flights, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Officials from the Foreign Affairs and Expatriates' Welfare ministries, along with IOM representatives, welcomed the returnees at the airport.