Five Bangladeshi nationals have been rescued and repatriated from Yemen, the foreign ministry said.
Mohammed Yousuf, Mohammad Alauddin, Mohammed Alamgir, Mohammed Rahim Uddin, and Mohammed Abu Tayub were arrested by the Houti Coast Guard on 14 February.
They were sailing from Oman to Saudi Arabia by a ship. The ship fell in a storm and sank near Al Salaif Port of Hodeidah in Yemen on 12 February. All of the crew were arrested by the Houthi Coast Guard.
The foreign ministry said they coordinated with the Bangladesh Embassy in Muscat, Kuwait and Amman and IOM (International Organization for Migration) to rescue the abducted Bangladesh nationals.
With the help of IOM, they were taken to Aden from Saana. Among the rescued persons, there were Indian and Egyptian nationals. Two other Bangladeshi nationals (Jamal Uddin and Rafiqul) were also repatriated who were detained in Aden.
Earlier, the Bangladesh Embassy in Kuwait issued travel permits in favor of the seven Bangladeshi nationals.
Among them, five reached Dhaka on 10 January and other two arrived Dhaka on 30 December. The IOM coordinated with the foreign ministry to repatriate the seven Bangladeshi nationals from Aden.
