Dhaka, June 20 -- At least 123 Bangladeshi nationals have been repatriated from Libya, underscoring the ongoing risks associated with irregular migration and raising pressing concerns over the vulnerabilities within the country's labour migration framework.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the returnees arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 9:50am on Thursday via a chartered Buraq Air flight. The repatriation was facilitated through a coordinated effort involving the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Bangladesh Embassy in Tripoli, the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Most of the migrants were reportedly misled by human traffickers, ...