78 Bangladeshis, foreign nationals arrive from Thailand
UNB
2nd May, 2021 05:44:51
A group of 78 Bangladeshis, Thai and other foreign nationals arrived in Dhaka from Thailand on Saturday.
The Bangladesh Embassy in Bangkok facilitated the repatriation of the passengers by special Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG 4089.
The flight was arranged on a self-payment basis in line with the Bangladesh government’s commitment to extend all possible assistance and support for repatriation of Bangladeshis stranded abroad, said a media release on Sunday.
The Biman Bangladesh flight arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 5am on Sunday.
Bangladesh Ambassador to Thailand Mohammed Abdul Hye thanked the Thai government for extending their cooperation in the repatriation of the stranded Bangladeshi nationals.
Around 200 Saudi Arabia-bound migrant workers staged a protest inside the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport early on Saturday morning after a scheduled special flight of Biman Bangladesh to Riyadh was cancelled at the last minute. Sources said the special flight to Riyadh was scheduled
Expatriate workers who have clearance from the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) will get priority on the special flights to return to their workplaces in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Oman and Singapore. In an inter-ministerial meeting last night, the government decided to operate around 100 special flights in those countries in one week from April 17 so that
100 spl flights for migrants
Those cleared by govt bureau to get priority
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Expatriate workers only having clearance from the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training will get priority in getting special flights to return to their workplaces in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Oman and Singapore.
In an inter-ministerial meeting on Thursday night, the government decided to operate around 100 special flights in those countries in one week from today so that several thousand migrant workers, who remained stuck in the country due to the weeklong ban on international flights, can go back to their workplaces.
The government on April 11 suspended operation of all international passenger flights to and from Bangladesh for a week from April 14 to contain the spread of Covid-19.
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