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174 more Bangladeshis repatriated from Libya
A total of 174 Bangladeshi nationals detained at the Ganfuda Detention Centre in Benghazi, Libya, returned home early today under a coordinated repatriation initiative.
The returnees arrived in Dhaka at around 6 am on a special Buraq Air flight, according to a foreign ministry press release.
The repatriation was facilitated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh Embassy in Libya and Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment, with cooperation from the Libyan government and International Organization for Migration (IOM).
According to the release, most of the returnees had entered Libya irregularly with the encouragement and assistance of human traffickers, intending to reach Europe illegally by sea.
Many of them were reportedly subjected to abduction and torture at different times during their stay in Libya.
Officials from the foreign ministry, other relevant ministries and the IOM received the returnees at the airport.
The foreign ministry urged them to share their harrowing experiences with others to raise public awareness about the dangers of irregular migration and human trafficking.
The IOM provided each returnee with travel expenses, food items and primary healthcare assistance, along with temporary accommodation where necessary.
The foreign ministry said it, along with the Bangladesh Embassy in Libya, the expatriates' welfare ministry and the IOM, is continuing coordinated efforts to facilitate the safe repatriation of Bangladeshi nationals detained at different detention centres in Libya, reports BSS.