A total of 174 Bangladeshi nationals detained  in various centres in Libya were repatriated today through a joint initiative  involving Bangladesh authorities, the Libyan government and the International  Organization for Migration (IOM). The returnees, who voluntarily wished to come back home, arrived at 7:45 am  on a Buraq Air flight, said a foreign ministry's press release here.  The repatriation was coordinated by the Bangladesh Embassy in Libya, the  Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and  Overseas Employment with support from the Libyan authorities and IOM. Most of the returnees reportedly entered Libya illegally after being lured by  human traffickers with promises of reaching Europe through sea routes. Many of them allegedly suffered abduction and torture at different times  while staying in Libya. Officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, relevant ministries and IOM  received the returnees at the airport. The foreign ministry requested the returnees to share their distressing  experiences to help raise public awareness against irregular migration and  human trafficking. IOM provided each returnee with travel expenses, food supplies, primary  medical care and temporary accommodation where necessary. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh Embassy in Libya, Ministry of  Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment and IOM are continuing efforts  to ensure the safe repatriation of Bangladeshi nationals held in Libyan  detention centres.