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1.3 million foreign drivers to leave Saudi Arabia as women get driving licences
About 1.3 million foreign drivers will have to leave Saudi Arabia as the kingdom prepares to issue driving licences to women, reports Arab News.
Published : 18 Dec 2017, 06:15 AM
Updated : 18 Dec 2017, 07:32 AM
According to the report, 87.2 percent of Saudi families use private drivers. Foreign house-drivers are paid a minimum of 12,000 Saudi Riyals (approximately Tk 266,000) per year, in addition to food and accommodation.
On Sept 27, Saudi King Salman ordered the lifting of a ban on women drivers as part of an effort to modernise the country and its image. Women will be able to start driving from June 2018 and will face the same driving regulations as men, Saudi Arabia’s General Department of Traffic said.
According to 2016 estimates from the Bangladesh government, some 1.3 million of its nationals live and work in Saudi Arabia.
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