C T Online Desk: A total of 135 Bangladeshi nationals have returned Dhaka from crisis-hit Sudan by a Biman Bangladesh flight today as fighting between the army and a paramilitary force continues in the African country.
Earlier, they reached Jeddah airport on Sunday by special flights of the Royal Saudi Air Force.
Mohammad Javed Patwary, Bangladesh’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Consul General of Bangladesh in Jeddah Md Nazmul Hoque welcomed the Bangladeshis.
According to the sources, about 1,500 Bangladeshi citizens live in Sudan, who can register to come back to the country, after which they will be brought back in phases. Bangladesh Embassy in Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh Consulate in Jeddah have made all preparations in this regard, sources added.
Earlier, 675 Bangladeshi nationals looking to leave crisis-hit Sudan reached Port Sudan from Khartoum.
