Another 176 Bangladeshis from Sudan Arrive in Jeddah

Another 176 Bangladeshis arrived at Jeddah Airport on Wednesday afternoon from war-torn Sudan by a special flight of Sudan's Badr Airlines.

Bangladesh Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary welcomed the Bangladeshis at the airport. The Consul General of Bangladesh in Jeddah Mohammad Nazmul Haque was also present on the occasion.

Two more flights of Badr Airlines are expected to carry 302 Bangladeshi nationals tonight and another 74 people are expected to reach Jeddah on Thursday night, Bangladesh Embassy in Saudi Arabia said in a press release.

Fifty-two Bangladeshis from Sudan will leave Jeddah Airport for Dhaka by a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight at 1 am (Saudi local time). On Thursday, 130 people will return home by Qatar Airlines and 238 by Biman Bangladesh Airlines from Medina, according to the press release.

Others will be sent home on various flights as soon as possible. The English section of the Jeddah Bangladesh International School has provided provisions for the Bangladeshis' relaxation, food, and necessary medical care.

Earlier on May 8, 136 Bangladeshi nationals from Sudan reached home via Jeddah.

About 1,500 Bangladeshi citizens who live in Sudan, can register to come back to the country, after which they will be brought back in phases, according to the press release.

Bangladesh is operating four chartered flights from Sudan, at its own cost, to evacuate the remaining Bangladeshi citizens to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.