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Around 40,000 expatriate workers waiting to go to Saudi Arabia in the next one and a half months could have saved almost Tk 260 crore in hotel expenses had the government prioritised inoculating them against Covid-19. As per the new travel advisory that has been in effect since May 20, a worker has to stay in a hotel for a week upon reaching Saudi Arabia, spending about Tk
BBC News Stranded at sea: Rohingya survivors' stories Close More than 200 Rohingya refugees are believed to have died or gone missing at sea in 2020 in search of a better life. The UN refugee agency UNHCR says more than a third who made the perilous journeys from refugee camps in Bangladesh to Malaysia and Indonesia were children. Many starved at sea on boats operated by smugglers, before being turned away at their final point of destination due to Covid-19 restrictions. The Rohingya Muslims had already fled their homes in Myanmar to escape persecution and returning to Bangladesh by sea has...