Saudi Akama’s mandate has been extended to 24 days and flights will continue

Dhaka: State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam said that Biman Bangladesh Airlines was allowed to operate four flights a week to Riyadh and Jeddah. At the same time, the Akamar (Saudi Arabia work permit) term for Saudi expatriates has been extended by 24 days.

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Shahriar Alam, posted the message on his verified Facebook page on Wednesday (September 23).

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs said that the government of Saudi Arabia has made some decisions in response to our request. Akama’s mandate in Saudi Arabia has been extended until the last day of the Arab tour (Wednesday, September 23, for another 24 days).
Bangladesh Biman has also been able to operate a total of four weekly flights to Riyadh and Jeddah. The visa office of the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Dhaka will remain open from Sunday (September 26), where consular services will be provided in accordance with the new rules regarding Covid-19.

He said Saudi Arabia had an extended four-day holiday. Open today. Anyone looking for information in Saudi Arabia should know this. No “student rights movement” is supposed to know this.

Previously, expats held protests in different parts of the capital on Tuesday and Wednesday (September 22 and 23) demanding to return to Saudi Arabia and take a flight. They blocked the road in Karwan Bazar twice from morning to noon. They also surrounded the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Welfare and raised lawsuits.

Bangladesh time: 2036 hours, September 23, 2020
TR / TA