Dhaka, April 8 -- Many Bangladeshi expatriates who work in Bahrain but were holidaying at home have found themselves stranded amid the sudden travel crunch caused by the recent conflict in the Middle East.

Dwindling flight frequencies and a sharp spike in airfares have sparked widespread anxiety among workers struggling to return to their posts.

Affected migrants say tickets have become scarce due to reduced flight frequency, while the few available seats are priced several times higher than usual.

For low-income workers, buying a new ticket at such rates is out of the question, pushing their return plans into uncertainty.

Many travellers find their confirmed return bookings lapsing as dates pass without available aircraft, leading to...