Bangladeshi expat Rayhan Kabir, who was arrested in Malaysia after appearing in an Al Jazeera documentary, is returning to Dhaka tonight.
"He will be sent home via a flight from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)," said Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud, immigration department director general of Malaysia.
Sources said Rayhan has taken a Malaysia Airlines flight to Dhaka at 11pm (Malaysian time).
The Malaysia Airlines flight is scheduled to land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport sometime after 1am Saturday.
Rayhan was featured in the Al Jazeera documentary ‘Locked Up in Malaysia’s Lockdown’ that alleged the mistreatment of migrants by Malaysian authorities during the movement control order.
Rayhan’s work permit has since been revoked and the Malaysian immigration department said on Tuesday that he will be deported and blacklisted from entering Malaysia forever.
Rayhan was arrested by immigration officers on July 24 in Setapak following a two-week manhunt.
Later on Wednesday, two lawyers representing Bangladeshi expatriate Md Rayhan Kabir said the country’s immigration has decided to deport Rayhan but will not press any charges against him.
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