Dhaka, June 17 -- A total of 158 undocumented Bangladeshis, detained at the Tajoura Detention Centre in Libya, were repatriated to Bangladesh early Tuesday.

A chartered Buraq Air flight-UZ 0222 carrying the nationals landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 5:48 am on Tuesday, according to a media release sent from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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), reports UNB.

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