Dhaka, April 1 -- A total of 175 Bangladeshi nationals returned home from Libya on Wednesday.

They arrived at Dhaka at 6:25 am on Burak Air flight, according the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The repatriation was coordinated by the Bangladesh Embassy in Libya, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Of the returnees, 113 were held at the Tajoura Detention Centre in Tripoli and 62 at the Ganfouda Detention Centre in Benghazi.

Most of the returnees had entered Libya with the intention of traveling illegally to Europe via human traffickers.

Many had experienced abductions and abuse during their stay.

Officials from the foreign ...