306 more Bangladeshis fly in today
Biman Bangladesh airlines will fly in today 306 more Bangladeshis who crossed over to Tunisia following deadly fights in Libya.
According to the foreign ministry, 11 more Bangladeshis escaped to Tunisia through the Ras Jdir border while another arrived at Al Salloum border point in Egypt on Sunday.
Currently, there are 576 Bangladeshis awaiting repatriation in Tunisia.
The consular team at Ras Jdir has been attending calls from Bangladeshi families all over Libya, seeking advice about their return to Bangladesh, said the ministry press release.
They are asked to take a safe route to Ras Jdir where they will be repatriated by coordinated flights of Biman.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Al Salloum has also been asked to facilitate repatriation of Bangladeshis crossing over into the Egyptian territory, said the press release.
As of now, 34,867 Bangladeshis who were employed in Libya have been repatriated to Bangladesh, of which, 3,832 were repatriated by their employers while the rest returned on their own.
A total of 128 flights have operated, among which 112 flights were chartered by International Organisation for Migration (IOM), on a cost-sharing basis with Bangladesh government.
Of the 27,070 repatriated under the coordination of IOM, 3,965 availed the 16 flights of Bangladesh Biman
Meanwhile, Bangladesh Embassy in Athens will arrange the repatriation of eight Bangladeshis who arrived at the port of Corfu, in Crete Island of Greece after verifying their identities.
Besides, one Bangladeshi, among the 49 who jumped off a ship during evacuation on March 6, still remains missing at Hania, Crete Island.
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