Some 176 more Bangladeshi workers have been deported from from Saudi Arabia.
Two flights of Saudi Airlines- SV-804 and SV-802- carrying 106 Bangladeshi workers landed at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here around 11:20 pm on Saturday and 1:30 am on Sunday, respectively.
Besides, another flight carrying 70 other workers arrived here on Sunday afternoon, Shariful Hasan, program head of Brac Migration Program said adding that around other 100 workers are scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Sunday night, reports UNB.
The Brac Migration Program authorities have provided necessary assistance, including food, to the Bangladeshi workers.
Among them, 15 female workers returned home following alleged abuse by their employers.
The female workers had taken shelter at immigration camp and Safe Home run by Bangladesh Embassy due to torture by their employers, Shariful added.
The Brac official said a total 24,281 workers were deported to Bangladesh from Saudi Arabia in 2019.