bdnews24.com :
Saudi Arabia has approved a new set of conditions for those looking to hire house workers, Arab News reports.
A married citizen needs to have a bank account balance of $9,333 (SR 35,000) and pay a minimum salary of SR 10,000 to recruit house workers.
The house worker category includes male and female domestic workers, private drivers, babysitters, male and female cooks, waiters, and male and female nurses.
Myanmar government so that Rohingyas can resettle and lead a threat-free and dignified life there.
Voicing grave concern over fresh violence against Rohingyas that led to the death of hundreds, wounding of many and displacement of thousands, ASK said the context of clash between the Burmese Army and the Rohingyas in Rakhine State has contributed to a new influx of Rohingya refugees to Bangladesh in the last few days.
Citing news reports, the statement said thousands of civilians, including women, children and elderly people, from the Rakhine State have assembled close to the border fleeing atrocities in the army crackdown.
Thousands of people have entered Bangladesh and several thousand were also reportedly located along the Myanmar side of the border. Most are women, children or the elderly, and there have been reports of wounded people among them, it said.
ASK expressed grave concern over such large scale crime against humanity by the state and non-state perpetrators in Rakhine. The situation in Rakhine is still volatile and as of Wednesday, satellite accessed by different rights bodies shows extensive fires in almost 10 areas of the state.
Considering the context, forcing the refugees to go back to Myanmar would amount to compel them towards certain death, the statement said, urging the Bangladesh government to adopt a humanitarian approach to accommodate the Rohingyas.
Saudi Arabia has approved a new set of conditions for those looking to hire house workers, Arab News reports.
A married citizen needs to have a bank account balance of $9,333 (SR 35,000) and pay a minimum salary of SR 10,000 to recruit house workers.
The house worker category includes male and female domestic workers, private drivers, babysitters, male and female cooks, waiters, and male and female nurses.
Myanmar government so that Rohingyas can resettle and lead a threat-free and dignified life there.
Voicing grave concern over fresh violence against Rohingyas that led to the death of hundreds, wounding of many and displacement of thousands, ASK said the context of clash between the Burmese Army and the Rohingyas in Rakhine State has contributed to a new influx of Rohingya refugees to Bangladesh in the last few days.
Citing news reports, the statement said thousands of civilians, including women, children and elderly people, from the Rakhine State have assembled close to the border fleeing atrocities in the army crackdown.
Thousands of people have entered Bangladesh and several thousand were also reportedly located along the Myanmar side of the border. Most are women, children or the elderly, and there have been reports of wounded people among them, it said.
ASK expressed grave concern over such large scale crime against humanity by the state and non-state perpetrators in Rakhine. The situation in Rakhine is still volatile and as of Wednesday, satellite accessed by different rights bodies shows extensive fires in almost 10 areas of the state.
Considering the context, forcing the refugees to go back to Myanmar would amount to compel them towards certain death, the statement said, urging the Bangladesh government to adopt a humanitarian approach to accommodate the Rohingyas.
