22 Bangladeshis, Thai nationals return to Bangladesh from Thailand

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The Bangladesh Embassy in Bangkok has facilitated repatriation of a group of 22 Bangladeshi and Thai nationals from Thailand to Bangladesh by a special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, reports UNB.

The flight was arranged on self-payment basis in line with the Bangladesh government’s commitment to extend all possible assistance and support for repatriation of stranded Bangladeshis abroad.

The Biman flight arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 1:30am on Friday.

Since the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, the Bangladesh embassy in Bangkok has so far facilitated 17 special flights from Bangkok to Dhaka in coordination with the authorities concerned in Bangladesh and Thailand.

Officials of the Embassy saw the passengers off at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport and extended necessary consular and other assistance for their departure formalities.