Abu dhabi: President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has pardoned 25 Bangladeshi citizens who were previously convicted in the UAE. The pardon was granted following a request from Bangladesh, seeking clemency for Bangladeshi nationals arrested in connection with the events surrounding the July 2024 and subsequently sentenced by UAE courts.

According to United News of Bangladesh, all 25 individuals have been pardoned and returned to Bangladesh. The UAE Embassy in Dhaka noted on Sunday that this act of clemency reflects Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s generosity. The expatriate Bangladeshis were detained at different times in the UAE during the July 2024 uprising in Bangladesh.

This humanitarian gesture reflects the UAE leadership’s commitment to compassion, tolerance, and justice, as well as the deep-rooted, brotherly relations between the United Arab Emirates and Bangladesh, the Embassy said. Earlier, the President had also pardoned Bangladeshi expatriates several times who were serving sentences for staging a rare protest in the UAE, underscoring the UAE’s humanitarian approach.