150 irregular Bangladeshi citizens stuck in Libya have returned home.
They were brought back to Bangladesh on a chartered Burak Air flight around 6:15 am on Thursday (October 10).
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release that 150 stranded irregular Bangladeshi citizens who wanted to return to the country voluntarily from Tripoli, Libya and its neighboring areas have been repatriated to Bangladesh on a chartered flight in cooperation with the Bangladesh Embassy in Libya and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
IOM provides each repatriate with a gift of Tk. 6,000, some food, medical treatment and temporary accommodation if necessary.
After landing at the airport, the officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the International Migration Organization (IOM) welcomed the repatriated Bangladeshi citizens at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
Most of the repatriated Bangladeshis on this flight entered Libya at the instigation and cooperation of human traffickers to illegally travel to Europe by sea. Most of them were abducted and tortured at various times in Libya. The official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged everyone to be aware that no one should cross this terrible path and go to Libya after returning to the country.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh Embassy, Tripoli and International Migration Organization are working tirelessly to arrange the safe repatriation of Bangladeshi citizens detained in various detention centers in Libya.