The bodies of 34 Bangladeshi migrant workers, who died of natural causes in Kuwait, Malaysia, and Libya, were repatriated to Bangladesh on three separate flights on Friday.
The remains arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport aboard Kuwait Airways flight KU-5283, a flight from Malaysia, and Qatar Airways flight QR-640 from Libya.
According to the flight details, 30 bodies were brought from Kuwait, while two arrived from Malaysia and two from Libya.
Officials stated that the repatriation of these bodies had been delayed for an extended period due to complications arising from the ongoing conflict situation in the Middle East.
Officials from the Wage Earners’ Welfare Board (WEWB) and airport authorities were present at the airport during the handover process to the respective families.
As immediate assistance, each family received Tk 35,000 from the WEWB to help cover burial and other related expenses.
Authorities have assured the bereaved families that any additional insurance or entitled benefits for the deceased migrant workers will be disbursed as quickly as possible.
