A total of 239 Bangladeshis, who were among those stuck in war-torn Sudan, returned home via Saudi Arabia today (May 12). 

They reached at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 9:00am. 

Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment and and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) welcomed them at the airport. 

Till now, a total 555 Bangladeshi nationals evacuated from Sudan returned home.

Earlier on May 11, a total of 51 Bangladeshi nationals evacuated from Sudan returned home from Jeddah Airport on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight.

There are around 1,500 Bangladeshis in Sudan. Many of them are still waiting to come home safely.

The conflict in Sudan, which has been going on since April 15 between the Sudanese army and paramilitary forces, rages on.

BDST: 1145 HRS, MAY 12, 2023
MN