Dhaka, June 18 -- A total of 158 undocumented Bangladeshis, who had been detained at the Tajoura Detention Centre in Libya, were repatriated to Bangladesh on Tuesday.

A chartered Buraq Air flight-UZ 0222 carrying the nationals landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, reports BSS citing a media release.

The repatriation was jointly coordinated by the ministry, the Bangladesh Embassy to Libya, the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Most returnees had illegally entered Libya with the intention of reaching Europe by sea, often falling victim to abduction and abuse by human traffickers, said the release.

At the Dhaka airport, representatives from the gov...