The five Bangladeshi sailors – who were held captive by Yemen's Houthi rebels with several others of different nationalities for nearly nine months – have been freed and soon will return to Bangladesh.

The State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Md Shahriar Alam, shared the news in a Facebook post on Wednesday afternoon.

The sailors were released following two month long joint efforts made by Bangladesh Missions in Oman and Kuwait and Indian Mission in East African country Djibouti.

https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/migration/2020/12/02/held-captive-in-yemen-bangladeshi-seamen-freed-after-9-months