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Bangladeshi workers being paid in Singapore
DHAKA, April 9, 2020 (BSS) – Bangladeshi workers are being paid in
Singapore amid suspension of all construction works there under “circuit
breaker” progrmme due to outbreak of deadly COVID-19 pandemic.
Besides, Singaporean government is providing free food, healthcare and
other essential supplies to the stranded Bangladeshi workers there.
This was revealed today as Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen held a
telephone conversation with his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan
today, a foreign ministry press release said.
As per the latest report, there are 244 Bangladeshi nationals out of the
total 1,481 COVID-19 positive patients in Singapore while some Bangladeshi
workers remain in quarantine there.
Momen expressed gratitude to Singapore foreign minister for his country’s
efforts to ensure all the healthcare and welfare of Bangladeshi workers
there.
Meanwhile in a facebook post Balakrishnan said the two foreign ministers
exchanged notes on their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, reaffirming the
need to work together to overcome this common challenge.
“These (Bangladeshi) workers have made significant contributions to
Singapore, and we have a responsibility to provide for their well-being,”
read the post.
He said they also agreed to work together to facilitate the repatriation
of Bangladeshi nationals and workers who want to return home, and to bring
Singaporeans back home from Bangladesh to be reunited with their families and
beloved ones.
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