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.