Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser Asif Nazrul said that the government will take all necessary measures to facilitate the return of Bangladeshi expatriates in Lebanon.
He made this statement to journalists after welcoming Bangladeshi expatriates at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday.
Earlier, 54 Bangladeshi expatriates returned home from Lebanon in the first batch of returnees due to the ongoing Israel-Lebanon war. They arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 5:30pm on a Saudia Airlines flight after departing from Beirut.
Additionally, 65 more Bangladeshis, including children, are scheduled to return home from Lebanon on Wednesday evening.
According to the Bangladesh Embassy in Beirut, they will come from Beirut through Jeddah, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
There are 70,000 to 1 lakh Bangladeshis in Lebanon and around 1800 got enrolled to return to Bangladesh.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment are working together for the return of Bangladeshis trapped in war-torn Lebanon.