Bangladesh is operating four chartered flights from Sudan, at its own cost, to evacuate the remaining Bangladeshi nationals to Jeddah of Saudi Arabia.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam told this to the reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday.
Three of the chartered flights will be operated on Wednesday, while the fourth will be operated on Thursday, he said adding that the government has sent required financial support for providing food to Bangladeshis who are 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).
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