A total of 119 Bangladeshis, including children, are scheduled to return home from Lebanon in two groups on Monday and Wednesday evening.
According to the Bangladesh embassy in Beirut, they will come from Beirut through Jeddah, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
Earlier on Thursday, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain announced that the government will bring back documented Bangladeshis first from Lebanon who want to return voluntarily.
There are some Bangladeshis who are not willing to return despite knowing the dangers as they are thinking of income sources once they return.
Besides, there are some Bangladeshis who are not willing to return as they are working in safe areas.
The government is exploring both air and sea routes to ensure the safe return of Bangladeshis in phases.
Bangladesh also sought cooperation from the International Organization of Migration (IOM) in this regard.
There are 70,000 to 100,000 Bangladeshis in Lebanon and around 1,800 got enrolled to return to Bangladesh.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment are working together for the return of Bangladeshis trapped in Lebanon.
