Expatriates claim Saudi deported them despite legal status

Despite having valid documents, Bangladeshi expatriates are being forcibly sent back from Saudi Arabia.

They claim that since the “March for Gaza” program on 12 April — organized in protest against Israeli aggression - where a photo of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was reportedly defaced, Saudi authorities have been detaining Bangladeshis indiscriminately. Many have already been forcibly deported.

On Monday at midnight, over a hundred Bangladeshis returned home on a flight from Saudi Arabia.

They spoke out about the fraud and injustice they experienced.

Their main allegation is that despite possessing valid documents, the Saudi government detained them and forced them to return to Bangladesh.