The government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has pardoned 75 more expatriate Bangladeshis. They were detained for participating in demonstrations in the UAE in solidarity with July-August's anti-discrimination movement in Bangladesh.
The release brings the total number of pardoned individuals to 188, said the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment in a statement issued on Friday, reports the BSS.
Earlier, the UAE released 113 expatriates on similar charges.
Prior to that breakthrough, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan had a phone conversation where Prof Yunus requested the release of convicted Bangladeshi expatriates.