Special flights are being launched on 17 April for Bangladeshi expatriate workers stranded in the lockdown.

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bangladesh to launch special flights for migrant workers from apr 17
Rising Bengal Dhaka Bureau: Special flights are being launched from 17 April for the movement of expatriate Bangladeshi workers stranded in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Qatar and Singapore In this case, Biman Bangladesh Airlines along with other Bangladeshi airlines and national carriers of the respective countries will be able to operate special flights.

The decision was taken at an emergency inter-ministerial meeting of the ministerial level held on Thursday (April 15) evening on a virtual platform with Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen in the chair.

Expatriate Bangladeshi workers who are willing to go to these 5 countries and have BMET clearance issued by the Ministry of Expatriates'Welfare and Overseas Employment will be given priority to go abroad However, in the case of these countries, those who have a visit visa but do not have BMET clearance will not be given priority to go abroad.

Bangladeshis who go to the UAE for work with a visit visa will be able to go with BMET clearance.
Passengers who have not been able to travel abroad due to the lockdown despite purchasing tickets for the past three days will be sent abroad by Biman Bangladesh Airlines or additional special flights of the national carriers of the respective countries Passengers who have already purchased tickets to travel from Chittagong will be brought to Dhaka by connecting flights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.
To keep the ticket prices within reasonable limits, the ground handling charges for special flights operating for passenger transport will be paid at par with the charges applicable for normal flights The Health Department and Directorate General of Health Services will provide the PCR test results to the priority foreign passengers seamlessly and within the shortest possible time.
Those willing to go to countries other than the mentioned 5 countries for emergency purposes during the lockdown can travel on special flights as transit-passengers, subject to clearance from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh.
Passengers from or transiting through these 5 countries will carry passport / valid visa / air ticket / BMET card or pass issued by security agencies on their way to the airport Police authorities will provide necessary assistance to the holders of the above mentioned documents at various points in Bangladesh.
Expatriate Bangladeshis can come to the country on the condition of mandatory 14-day institutional quarantine if they need to Every passenger must show a Covid negative certificate Bangladesh missions abroad will prepare a list of expatriate workers willing to return home Armed Forces Division will keep adequate preparations in Diabari, Chittagong and Sylhet to ensure 14-day institutional quarantine for passengers returning from abroad.

Passengers arriving from 5 countries will ensure booking at designated hotels for quarantine before boarding.
Considering the declining number of corona cases in Qatar and Oman, it has been decided to withdraw the two countries from the list of banned countries.
Bangladesh Missions abroad have decided to discourage the returnees from using social media, Bangladesh Mission's website, news portals, etc and seek the cooperation of community leaders.
The inter-ministerial meeting was attended by the Bangladesh Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Minister of Expatriates'Welfare and Overseas Employment, State Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism, State Minister of Foreign Affairs, and senior officials of the concerned ministries.
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