Maldives Immigration called for Bangladeshi nationals, who wish to be repatriated, to register at the High Commission of Bangladesh before 1400 hrs on Monday.
In a notice, Immigration requested Bangladeshi nationals to register at the High Commission via its hotline +960 7616636 or +960 3320859.
Immigration stated the Bangladeshi nationals opting for repatriation must have a valid passport and be volunteering to return to Bangladesh of their own volition. They added that the volunteers must be from the Greater Male' region, as the time until the flight is limited.
Facilitation for repatriation to Bangladesh. #COVIDー19 pic.twitter.com/wxx18gTGWZ
— Maldives Immigration (@ImmigrationMV) April 20, 2020
In addition to the volunteers, Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed late Sunday that 70 undocumented Bangladeshi nationals will also be repatriated, via a military aircraft bringing back Maldivians stranded in Bangladesh and Nepal.
Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid had earlier requested his Bangladeshi counterpart, AK Abdul Momen, for support in repatriating undocumented workers from Maldives. Minister Shahid thanked the government of Bangladesh for their cooperation.
Of the 33 foreigners that tested positive for COVID-19 to date in Maldives, 15 are Bangladeshi nationals.
As of now, Maldives records 52 confirmed and 36 active cases of COVID-19, with a total of 16 recoveries. Of the above, a total of 31 positive cases were found in capital city Male', one of the most densely populated areas in the world. One of the cases is from Uligan, Haa Alif Atoll, the first local case outside of the capital.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified the spread of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. The novel coronavirus has infected over 2.4 million people and claimed over 165,100 lives around the world. However, out of those infected, more than 629,200 people have recovered.
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