70 more Bangladeshis return from Lebanon

Seventy more Bangladeshi nationals evacuated from war-torn Lebanon arrived in capital on Monday by a flight of Emirates Airlines, reports UNB.

With them, a total of 338 Bangladeshi nationals have returned home from Lebanon through seven flights.

Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment, and International Organisation for Migration (IOM) welcomed the repatriated Bangladeshis at Shahjalal International Airport.

Each repatriated Bangladeshi received financial assistance of Tk 5,000, along with food items and medical care.

Mostafa Jamil Khan, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, spoke with the returning Bangladeshis and discussed about their experiences and inquired about their well-being.

So far, one Bangladeshi has been killed in a bombing incident in Lebanon.