The government brought back 152 Bangladeshis via a chartered flight and the bodies of three workers from war-torn Libya today. The workers landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 10:30am, said Tanvir Hossain, assistant director of Expatriate Welfare Desk at the airport.
The dead bodies of three Bangladeshi workers also arrived on the same flight, said Shariful Hasan, chief of Brac Migration Programme. However, details about the deceased could not be known immediately. The flight was arranged for the migrant Bangladeshi national workers with the assistance of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) under the supervision of the governments of Libya and Bangladesh, said the Bangladesh Embassy in Libya. The flight left Misrata International Airport on Wednesday.
Bangladeshis rescued from the Mediterranean and some of those severely injured in airstrikes in Tripoli were among this batch of returnees. An air strike in Tripoli on November 18 had killed six people, including a Bangladeshi, according to the envoy there.
The Bangladeshi victim was identified as Abul Hasan alias Babulal, hailing from Rajshahi. Assistant Director of the Expatriate Welfare Desk of Airport, Tanvir Ahmed, said the process of handing over the deceased bodies to relatives was under way. At least six others were injured. Wheel chairs have been managed for their support, he added.