A total of 189 Bangladeshi nationals who had been stranded in Dubai have returned home. They were unable to travel earlier due to suspended flights caused by an ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The returnees arrived in Dhaka on Thursday, March 5, at 7:07 a.m. aboard a special US-Bangla Airlines flight that landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, according to airport sources.

The repatriation effort began on Wednesday, March 4, when the first special flight departed from Dhaka at 7:20 p.m. for Dubai. It later took off from Dubai late at night local time and arrived in Dhaka the following morning. Another flight is scheduled to leave Dhaka at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday for Dubai and will return with more stranded Bangladeshis at around 10 p.m. local time.

The operation marks a coordinated effort to bring back citizens affected by flight disruptions linked to the regional conflict, ensuring their safe return to Bangladesh.