DHAKA, April 13, 2020 (BSS) – Bangladesh Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Golam Moshi today said they are keeping continuous contact with different Saudi companies to help Bangladeshi workers in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
He said this while distributing food baskets among the expatriate Bangladeshi workers, who are now facing different problems as lockdown and curfew is underway across the Saudi Arabia from March 23, to contain the outbreak of coronavirus, a foreign ministry press release said here today.
The Bangladesh missions in Saudi Arabia that hosts 21 lakh Bangladeshis, have started distributing food to the destitute expatriate Bangladeshi workers as per the directives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Moshi urged all expatriates to stay at home according to the Saudi Arabia government’s instructions over the curfew and to follow health tips for protecting themselves from the lethal virus.
The envoy said the Bangladesh Embassy in Riyad is making a list of destitute Bangladeshi expatiates residing in Saudi Arabia to send food basket containing — 5 kg rice, 2 kg potatoes, 2 kg onions, 1 kg pulses, 1.5 liters edible oil, salt and soaps — to their respective residents.
The Bangladesh embassy is also collecting information of hard-hit Bangladeshi expatriates due to coronavirus outbreak in Saudi Arabi through a hotline number, what’s up number and email.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh Consulate General in Jeddah has sent food assistance to residences of needy expatriate Bangladeshis.
Earlier, a large number of expatriate Bangladeshi workers residing in Jeddah and Western part of Saudi Arabia had contacted with Bangladesh missions for receiving aid as the consulate general urged all expatiate Bangladeshis to provide them information if they need any support amid the ongoing lockdown there.
Bangladesh Consul Foysol Ahmed urged those expatriate Bangladeshis who are yet to contact the mission for getting food supply, said the release.