A total of 304 passengers who returned home from different countries were sent to Diya Bari quarantine centre in Uttara from Shahjalal Airport on Sunday as they did not have coronavirus negative test reports. Dr Shahriar Sajjad, in -charge of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Health Centre, told UNB that 304 passengers were sent to the quarantine centre in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am Sunday. They all came from different countries, mostly from the Middle Eastern ones, he added. Earlier, the Civil Aviation Authority issued a circular saying that all passengers from abroad must have Covid-19 negative certificates. Or else, they will be sent to institutional quarantine for 14 days. Source: UNB AH

Some countries including United Arab Emirates (UAE) are not allowing workers to return who have come to Bangladesh after emerging of the coronavirus pandemic. Recently 112 workers were sent back to the country from Abu Dhabi though they had corona-negative certificates and visas. To solve the complexities investigation committee has been formed. The expatriate remittance fighters are in disarray as they were sent back in the country in the period of coronavirus pandemic. Their savings are getting finished. After overcoming many hurdles the said 112 people went to Abu Dhabi but they were sent back by Abu Dhabi immigration. At present they are seeking government support to return to their work places. One such expatriate said, I am passing my professional life in overseas for the last 15 years. What I would do if I am not allowed to return. My company is saying that everything is okay and you may come back. But I am unable to go. I am not getting my ticket. Even we are not getting any information on how we would go to our designated country. In this regard Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmed said, decision will be taken after getting the recommendation of the investigation committee to send the 112 expatriates to their work places under government expenditure. The ministry is working to avert the sufferings of the expatriates. Read In Bangla Version AH       

Not only in the country, the matter of issuing fake coronavirus test certificates has become a reason of headache for maintaining international relations. The international relations analysts are worried about the issue. They are saying that Bangladesh has to pay for it if such incidents would go on. They also urged local media to be vigilant as well as the government to get out of the situation. Not only issuing fake certificates, there are also allegations of huge irregularities about corona tests. The issue is not limited within the border rather it has spread in the international arena. As outcome of issuing fake certificates, on June 10, Japan cancelled all its flights from Bangladesh. Later for the same reason China, South Korea, UAE and Turkey suspended flights. And the latest country is Italy. Italy cancelled all its passenger aviation communication with Bangladesh till October 5. The news was aired in Italian media with due importance. So, the news of aviation suspension along with huge irregularities over corona tests have created excess concern. Analysts say that the news will create negative impact for entering any other countries. They urged local media to be conscious for presenting news. To avert the crisis and to enhance the image they also called for political initiatives to drive out the irregularities. Read In Bangla Version AH

With broom in their hands and certificates hanging from their neck, wearing special t-shirts for quota reformation movement, the students were chanting slogans in the street demanding reformation of existing quota system. Over thousand students gathered in this manner in front of Raju sculpture in Dhaka University on Sunday. Later they took part in the protest program of ‘Sweeping streets with certificates’ from Raju sculpture area to central Shaheed Minar area. The program was organized under the banner of Bangladesh General Students’ Rights Protection Association. The students took their position in front of central public library at 10:30 am with certificates on their neck and brooms in their hands. They sweep the streets from there through TSC to the way to Shaheed Minar. Then they sweep the Shaheed Minar premises. They marched through Jagannath hall to Fuller road and held a short protest rally at VC intersection. One of the organizers of the movement Faruk Hossain said, ‘Our demand has turned into public demand already. We are not for cancellation of freedom fighter quota. We have talked about overall quota reformation. We hope that the Prime Minister will meet our demand’. Another coordinator Hasan Al Mamun said, ‘Prime Minister was wrongly convinced. She took many unprecedented decisions earlier. We hope that the Prime Minister will accept our demand’. A demonstration was held on March 18 demanding reformation of existing quota system in government job and for withdrawal of police cases against the demonstrators. From there the declaration of today’s extraordinary protest program was declared. The students are holding demonstration demanding five-point quota reformation from February 14. AH