70 more Bangladeshis return from Lebanon

Seventy stranded Bangladeshi expatriates from war-torn Lebanon safely arrived in Dhaka.

The foreign ministry issued a notification in this regard on Monday morning (November 4).

The ministry said that a group of 70 Bangladeshi expatriates from Lebanon arrived safely in Dhaka last night on an Emirates Airlines flight (EK-584), fully funded by the Bangladeshi government. 32 more expatriates will arrive Bangladesh on tomorrow (Tuesday).

Upon arrival, officials from the foreign and expatriates' welfare ministries, along with representatives from the IOM, welcomed the returnees at the airport.

Each returnee received BDT 5,000 in pocket money, along with basic food supplies and medical assistance, courtesy of the IOM.