Bangladeshis stuck in India can return through land ports
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Bangladeshi citizens stuck in different cities in India due to the ongoing suspension of flights with the neighbouring country will be able to return through land ports.
In that case, the returning Bangladeshis will have to stay in 14-day mandatory institutional quarantine under government management.
The decision was taken at an inter-ministerial meeting held virtually on Thursday night. Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen presided over the meeting.
Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Mahbul Ali and respective officials from other ministries and departments were also present at the meeting.
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The government has decided that passengers arriving from abroad on special flights will have to stay under institutional quarantine in government-designated hotels for five days instead of 14 days.
The decision came at a virtual inter-ministerial meeting on Thursday, with Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen in the chair. The decision became effective on the same day.
According to minutes of the meeting, inbound passengers having taken two shots of a coronavirus vaccine and having Covid-19 negative certificates will be allowed to quarantine at their homes for 14 days. In that case, the local administration will ensure their stay under home quarantine.
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