Another 175 Bangladeshi nationals returned home from Libya on Thursday. They arrived at Dhaka at 8am on a Burak Air chartered flight, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The repatriation was coordinated by the Bangladesh Embassy in Libya, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Most of the returnees had entered Libya with the intention of traveling illegally to Europe via human traffickers. Officials from the foreign ministry and the IOM welcomed the returnees at the airport and requested them to share their difficult experiences to raise public awareness.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 26, 2026 13:03 UTC