Malaysia barred the entry of Bangladeshi citizens to the country until December 31, 2020.
‘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,’ state minister for foreign affairs M Shahriar Alam wrote on his verified Facebook page on Saturday.
‘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.
