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Air Force transport aircraft reruns home from Male with 70 Bangladeshis
DHAKA, May 18, 2020 (BSS) – A C-130B transport aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force returned to Bangladesh from the Maldives yesterday with 70 Bangladeshi nationals residing there as they became jobless in the novel coronavirus situation.
The mission consisting of a 19 BAF air crew was led by Air Commodore M A Awal Hossain ofBangladesh Air Force, said an ISPR press release today.
In compliance with the policies published by the Government, Bangladesh Armed Forces is conducting various activities under the direction of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to prevent coronavirus.
In line with this, a C-130B transport aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force transported 70 jobless Bangladeshi expatriates from Male to Dhaka.
The release said all these expatriate Bangladeshi people were living legally in the Maldives. It has been possible to bring them back to the country at the request of the expatriate Bangladeshi people and with the earnest support of the Maldives Government.
These migrants who are not infected with COVID-19 returned Bangladesh from the Maldives after being confirmed by proper medical check-up.
Earlier on May 16, the C-130B transport aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force left Dhaka for the Maldives with souvenir items and 11 Bangladeshi doctors serving in the Maldives on emergency basis due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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