Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- A group of 175 Bangladeshi nationals held in Libya is finally heading home this Sunday. The Bangladesh Embassy in Tripoli and the International Organisation for Migration are handling the repatriation together.

Earlier this week, Ambassador Major General Abul Hasnat Muhammad Khairul Bashar visited the Tajoura Detention Centre with members of his team.

He spoke directly with the detainees, checked on their condition, and made it clear that irregular migration often pushes people into deadly situations and exposes them to traffickers.He told them they were fortunate to have survived the sea crossing and assured them that the embassy had already completed all necessary paperwork.

With IOM's support, the first 175 individua...