Oman declares general amnesty for 25 Bangladeshis

Oman has issued a general amnesty for 25 Bangladesh nationals who are in jail there for various offences.

Staff Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 26 Nov 2015, 03:49 PM
Updated : 26 Nov 2015, 03:49 PM

Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said announced the amnesty on Nov 18 marking the 45th National Day, Bangladesh Embassy’s Labour Councillor Rabiul Islam said in an e-mail.

An estimated 600,000 workers from Bangladesh are staying in Oman, many of them illegally.

Oman earlier announced an amnesty for illegal workers on May 3 which expired on Oct 28.