Among them, 29 are scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Wednesday while the other eight will return on Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. The Bangladeshi nationals were languishing behind bars in Malir and Karachi under the Sindh Province of Pakistan. They will return home on Thursday, according to the foreign ministry. Considering their financial situation, the government of Bangladesh met all the expenses to bring them back from Pakistan, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said. The process to bring back the detained Bangladeshi nationals from Pakistan resumed on Nov 25 after an eight-year gap.

Source: bd News24 December 23, 2020 07:52 UTC