UNB:A total of 157 Bangladeshi nationals, who had been stranded in the Maldives due to the shutdown over coronavirus pandemic, returned home by a special flight on Friday.
The special flight of US-Bangla Airlines, carrying 157 Bangladeshis, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 6pm, said its general manager (PR) Md Kamrul Islam.
The US-Bangla operated the special flight in collaboration with the governments of Bangladesh and the Maldives, he added.
Earlier, the airline brought a good number of Bangladeshi nationals back home from India, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, and some European countries.