Dhaka, April 8,2023 (BSS) - A total of 136 Bangladeshi nationals, who were 
among those stranded in crisis-hit Sudan, arrived in Dhaka via Jeddah in 
Saudi Arabia on today, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Bangladeshi nationals left 
Jeddah around 1 am Monday and reached Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport 
around 10:30 am, said Seheli Sabrin, spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry.

Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmed welcomed the 
Bangladeshi nationals at the airport.

The Bangladeshi nationals reached Jeddah on Sunday from Sudan by special 
flights of the Royal Saudi Air Force as fighting between the army and a 
paramilitary force continues in the African country.

Mohammad Javed Patwary, Bangladesh's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia and Consul General of Bangladesh in Jeddah Md Nazmul Hoque welcomed 
the Bangladeshi nationals at Jeddah Airport.