Staff Reporter :
Malaysia barred the entry of Bangladeshi citizens to the country until December 31, 2020, Bangladesh state minister for foreign affairs M Shahriar Alam said in a Facebook post on Saturday.
‘Malaysia barred the entry of the citizens of 12 countries. The ban was imposed on the citizens of three countries previously – the Philippines, Indonesia and India. Nine countries upon which the ban has been imposed on Thursday are Bangladesh, United States, Britain, Brazil, Spain, France, Italy, Saudi Arabia and Russia,’ the minister wrote on his verified page.
‘Those, who are on leave, have to wait until December 31 for the moment. None please try to go influenced by the brokers. If you do this you could be blacklisted forever. We will continue the discussion and if the decision is changed will inform it,’ he wrote.
Bangladesh is currently 15th most COVID-19 affected countries, with 323,565 cases and 4,447 deaths until Saturday.
