167 more Bangladeshis return from Libya

Another 167 undocumented Bangladeshi migrants have been repatriated from Libya.

According to a press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they have been returned home  with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of Bangladesh in Tripoli and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Among the returnees, 16 individuals voluntarily returned from Benghazi and surrounding areas, while 151 were released from the Ganfuda Detention Centre.

They arrived in Bangladesh on Thursday at 5:00 am via 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.

The International Organization for Migration provided each returnee with Tk 6,000 in cash, along with food supplies, medical assistance, and temporary shelter if needed.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment, the Embassy of Bangladesh in Tripoli, and the IOM are working tirelessly to ensure the safe return of Bangladeshis detained in various detention centres across Libya, the release said.