Jumbangla Desk: The security situation in Lebanon is deteriorating day by day. Due to this, the second batch of 65 Bangladeshi nationals willing to return home voluntarily is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on a commercial flight today Wednesday (October 23) evening. This information was informed in a circular of the Bangladesh Embassy in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.

According to the notification, this group of 65 people, including two newborns, will land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 6 pm today after a transit break in Jeddah.

The flight carrying the Bangladeshi nationals is scheduled to depart Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport at 10:50 PM local time on Tuesday (October 22) and arrive in Jeddah at 8:20 AM local time and depart Jeddah for Dhaka at 1:20 PM local time.

Repatriation efforts are being coordinated in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to ensure the safe return of Bangladeshis affected by the ongoing conflict in Lebanon . Last Monday, IOM Bangladesh said that in view of the escalation of the conflict in Lebanon, IOM-UN Migration is cooperating with the government for the safe return of Bangladeshi citizens from Lebanon with the help of the European Union and providing them with immediate medical assistance upon arrival in the country.

Earlier on Monday (October 21), the first group of 54 Bangladeshi nationals stranded in Lebanon returned to the country.

Foreign Affairs Adviser. Tauhid Hossain then told the media that the government has started the repatriation of registered Bangladeshi citizens from Lebanon. He noted that a limited number of expatriates were initially being turned back due to insufficient seats on flights outbound from Beirut.

He also said, in view of capacity constraints, we are exploring the option of sending a large contingent to Turkey by sea. From there they can return to Bangladesh by plane.

Open discussion of the UN delegation with the Jamaat about the overall situation