Bangladesh govt operating four flights to evacuate citizens from Sudan

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Bangladesh govt operating four flights to evacuate citizens from Sudan

Shawdesh desk:

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

Three of the chartered flights would be operated on Wednesday, while the fourth would be operated on Thursday, state minister for foreign affairs Md Shahriar Alam told reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday.

He said the government had sent required financial support for providing food to Bangladeshis who were waiting in Sudan.

Once they reach Jeddah, they will fly back to Dhaka as soon as possible.

On Tuesday, 136 Bangladeshi nationals arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

They were supported by IOM with air tickets through its internal emergency assistance funding mechanisms to travel from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to Dhaka, Bangladesh with the coordinated support from Biman Bangladesh Airlines.

Upon arrival the returnees were provided with meals and onward transportation allowance from the Wage Earners’ Welfare Board (Tk 3,000) and IOM (Tk 2,000).