CHITTAGONG: Some 19 illegal Bangladeshi migrants were sent back by governments of Middle East countries on Monday morning.

A flight of Air Arabia carrying the expatriate Bangladeshis landed at Shah Amanat International airport in the port city.

Confirming the matter, Airport Manager Squadron Leader Noor-e-Khoda told banglanews, “The Bangladeshis went illegally to different countries of Middle East including Iraq.”

They are now kept in custody of immigration police, he added.

BDST: 1342 HRS, MAR 10, 2014