Tourists from South Asian countries that export labour to the UAE will require a university degree to get a visa as the rich Gulf state fights an illegal influx, a newspaper reported yesterday. Electricians, pipe fitters, masons, farmers, drivers, tailors and cleaners from Bangladesh,
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UAE offers amnesty to irregular foreign workers
Irregular foreign workers, including Bangladeshis, in United Arab Emirates (UAE) can return home by paying a small amount of money due to a recent unofficial amnesty granted by the Gulf nation. Generally irregular foreign workers are arrested and imprisoned for overstaying their visas or changing jobs without maintaining proper residency
Ramadan starts on Monday in UAE
Saudi Arabia will start Ramadan on Monday along with most other Gulf states Dubai: The Moon Sighting Committee has announced that Sunday will be the 30th of Sha’aban. Dr Hadef Bin Jua’an Al Daheri, Minister of Justice, said in a statement after the committee’s meeting Saturday night that Monday will be the first day of ... Read more
In Sharjah, only women can sell lingerie now
Men are no longer allowed to sell lingerie and women undergarments in UAE’s more conservative emirate, Sharjah. The decision came on Tuesday after an executive council session chaired by the emirate’s deputy ruler . “The decision is in line with the care Sharjah aims to give women in society according to the teachings of Islamic ... Read more
Flydubai launches new route
Dubai-based low-cost carrier Flydubai launched its new route from Dhaka yesterday, a new move to bring down the fares of flying to the United Arab Emirates for 700,000 Bangladeshi migrant workers. Flydubai, a sister concern of Emirates, earlier launched its operations in Bangladesh from Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong on January
UAE deports 71 Bangladeshi workers
The United Arab Emirates deported 71 Bangladeshi workers on Monday on charges of instigating a strike demanding a pay hike by their employer, a construction company, Arabtec in Dubai. They arrived in Shahjalal International Airport around 12:30am yesterday by a flight of GMG Airlines, an official at the airport confirmed
Expats in UAE can get MRP from now on
Bangladesh missions abroad have finally started issuing machine-readable passport (MRP), nearly 10 months after the modern passport was launched in the country. Missions in Dubai and Abu Dhabi received applications for the MRP on Sunday and Monday respectively, said sources in the foreign ministry