About 800 migrant workers gathered outside the Saudia office at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel. Large swathes of stranded migrants have begun returning to the Middle East after concerns over their visa and residence permit amid the pandemic were recently resolved. Saudia and Biman have recently begun reissuing tickets bought by the migrant workers before the suspension of flights amid the coronavirus pandemic. Large swathes of stranded migrants have begun returning to the Middle East after concerns over their visa and residence permit amid the pandemic were recently resolved. The decisions came upon the approval of the Saudi authorities who have also agreed to extend visas and iqamas, or residency permits, after days of protests by the stranded migrant workers in Dhaka.

Source: bd News24 September 26, 2020 14:15 UTC