189 stranded Bangladeshis return home from Dubai

A total of 189 Bangladeshi nationals, stranded in Dubai of United Arab Emirates, due to suspended flights amid the ongoing Middle East tensions, have returned home on a special flight.

The special flight, operated by US-Bangla Airlines, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital at about 7:07AM on Thursday (March 5).

Considering the current situation in the Middle East, US-Bangla Airlines has arranged special flights on the Dhaka–Dubai–Dhaka route to assist Bangladeshi expatriates who were stranded.

According to the schedule, the first special flight departed Dhaka at 7:20pm on Wednesday (March 4) for Dubai and returned from Dubai for Dhaka at 12:20am.

The second special flight is scheduled to leave Dhaka for Dubai at 5:15pm on Thursday, while the return flight will depart Dubai for Dhaka at 10:00pm.