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In face of sufferings and financial burden of Saudi-bound Bangladeshi expatriate workers following a travel advisory from the Gulf country, Expatriates' Welfare Ministry today said they have decided in principle to provide cash support to the migrant workers. Talking to The Daily Star over telephone, a top official of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry said ....
KSA Travel Advisory: Ministry doing little to address workers’ plight Migrant workers intending to travel to Saudi Arabia gather in front of the Saudia office at the capital’s Hotel Sonargaon around noon yesterday to book hotel stays after reaching the gulf country. A recent travel advisory by the Kingdom made it mandatory for travellers to be in institutional quarantine at their own expense for seven days after arrival. Photo: Prabir Das Bangladeshis are facing huge obstacles to joining work in Saudi Arabia following a travel advisory from the Middle Eastern country. The expatriates welfare ministry has not yet taken any visible steps to address their issues. ....
The Saudi authorities said violators shall be deported and banned indefinitely from entering the Middle Eastern country. Speaking to The Daily Star yesterday at the Saudia (Saudi airlines) office in the capital s Karwanbazar, Saudi-bound workers said they need to spend around Tk 65,000 to Tk 70,000 to comply with the new conditions. Following the fresh travel regulations that came into effect from May 20, Biman Bangladesh Airlines was forced to suspend all its international flights to Saudi Arabia for five days till May 24, saying they need time to make arrangements in line with the fresh advisory. Several thousand workers, who failed to travel to Saudi Arabia due to the suspension of Biman flights, said they are fearing that visas would expire if they fail to return to their workplaces on time. ....
New Covid-19 strain: Bangladesh may consider suspending air travel with UK Star file photo Star Online Report Star Online Report As several countries have cancelled flights with the UK in the wake of the spread of a new strain of coronavirus, Bangladesh will also take measures on suspending air communication with the country considering the latest situation, Senior Secretary of Civil Aviation Ministry M Mohibul Haque said today. Talking to reporters at the Secretariat, he said, We are aware of the situation. We are collecting information. We are yet to take any decision on suspending flights to and from the UK. Action will be taken after understanding the situation. ....
Suspending Flights to UK: Govt taking time to decide over new strain fears Star file photo Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent Bangladesh will decide on suspending flights to the UK after understanding the situation over the spread of a new strain of the novel coronavirus there, Mohibul Haque, senior secretary of the civil aviation and tourism ministry, said yesterday. He made the comments after several countries have cancelled flights to the UK in the wake of the new coronavirus outbreak. Talking to reporters at the secretariat, he said, We are aware of the situation. We are collecting information. We are yet to make any decision on suspending flight to the UK. Action will be taken after understanding the situation in this regard. ....