by Raheed Ejaz in Prothom Alo, Nov 2, 2023Dhaka: At least 300,000 workers have gone to Oman from Bangladesh in the last two years. But the employment situation for the expatriate workers in the Middle Eastern country is not in a good state now. As many Bangladeshis who went there spending several lakhs of taka are not getting suitable work, they are forced to take up jobs that are deemed illegal. In this context, Oman…
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report in The Daily Star, Nov 1, 2023Oman has suspended the issuance of visas across all categories for Bangladeshis from Tuesday, the Royal Oman Police (ROP) has said. The ROP confirmed the suspension of “visa conversions” for expatriates arriving in Oman on tourist and visit visas, reports Times of Oman today. Previously, expatriates entering the country on visit visas could convert their status to employment visas. However, they will now be required to leave the…
report in Dail Mirror, Apr 13, 2023Shanthi Pushparaja (Real name withheld), mother of three children who was taken to Oman promising a job as a house maid is one of those nearly 90 Sri Lankan women who went to the Middles East and ended up in Oman with no way to come back home. Shanthi’s husband who was living in the North and looking after the three children, died suddenly leaving no one to look…