BD, KSA agree to stop visa trading

Bangladesh and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Sunday agreed to stop visa trading and work together instead for ensuring 'safe house' for Bangladeshi domestic helps working in Saudi Arabia.

The two countries came up with the agreement when Bangladesh State Minister for Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Imran Ahmed met Saudi Arabian Deputy Minister of Labor Dr Abdullah Bin Nasser Abuthnain in Riyadh, said a press release issued here, reports BSS.

During the meeting, they discussed various problems of Bangladeshi workers in Saudi Arabia and possible remedial measures.

They discussed holding of joint technical meetings four times annually to resolve problems of Bangladeshi workers. They agreed to hold a joint technical meeting before the next Ramadan.

At the meeting, a decision was taken that without proper medical checkup, no Bangladeshi worker can go to Saudi Arabia.

The Saudi deputy labour minister assured the Bangladesh state minister of solving the problems of Bangladeshi workers.