BENGHAZI, Libya
Libya's Tobruk government has banned the entry of Bangladeshi laborers to Libyan territories.
"In pursuit of public interest, Bangladeshi workers have been barred from entering Libya," the Tobruk government said in a decree.
The government directed the concerned authorities to "undertake the necessary procedures to implement the decree."
The decree, however, did not address the status of the Bangladeshi workforce currently in Libya.
Libya has remained in a state of turmoil since a bloody uprising ended the decades-long rule of strongman Muammar Gaddafi in late 2011.
Since then, the country's stark political divisions have yielded two rival seats of government, each with its own institutions and military capacities.
Vying for legislative authority are the Tobruk-based House of Representatives and an Islamist-led General National Congress that convenes in capital Tripoli.
The two assemblies support two rival governments respectively headquartered in the two cities.
The UN has been sponsoring political dialogue between Libya's warring factions in the hopes of resolving the political gridlock and restoring security in the North African country.
