A total of 148 Bangladeshis -- stranded in different places in Libya -- returned to Dhaka by a special flight this morning. The flight carrying the Bangladeshis landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 9:30am today, said Shariful Hasan, head of Brac Migration Programme. The flight also carried bodies of seven Bangladeshis, who died in Libya at different times, he said. Fakhrul Islam, assistant director of Expatriate Welfare Desk at Dhaka airport, told The Daily Star that the Bangladeshis entered Libya via Dubai, Turkey and Egypt at different times. The flight carrying the Bangladeshis left Benina Airport of Libya at 6:00pm yesterday, sources at Dhaka airport said.

Source: Libya Today February 24, 2021 08:26 UTC