Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- Bangladesh has brought home 174 nationals stranded in Libya, with its embassy in the country and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) arranging the repatriation.

They landed at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Tuesday on a flight of Libyan private carrier Buraq Air, according to the embassy in the capital Tripoli.

Of the returnees, 36 were detained while trying to reach Europe by sea and held at the Tajura Detention Centre in Tripoli, the embassy said.

The other 138 returned voluntarily from risky, uncertain conditions in Tripoli. Some 41 of the 174 are reported to be physically ill.

Before the repatriation, Ambassador Md Habib Ullah met the citizens waiting to return at the embassy compound ...