COVID-19: Pictures, Bangladesh steps up precautionary measures as its migrant workers return home

Country gears up to receive home thousands of migrant workers laid off due to COVID-19

Last updated: June 30, 2020 | 11:58

Nilanjana G. Javed, Editorial Liaison Manager

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Passengers wait in a queue maintaining social distancing as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus to enter the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

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\A passenger sits next to signs requesting to maintain social distancing as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

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Security personnel stand next to a sign requesting to maintain social distancing as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

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Government sets up fund to help reintegrate expats into country’s labor market.

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An employee of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport sprays disinfectant as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Dhaka.

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An employee of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport cleans the floor covered with signs requesting to maintain social distancing as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Dhaka.

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A man (R) stands next to a sign requesting to wear facemasks as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka

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A security personnel stands next to a sign requesting to maintain social distancing as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

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An employee of the Mugda Medical College and Hospital collects a swab sample from a resident to test for the COVID-19 in Dhaka.

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An employee of the Mugda Medical College and Hospital sprays disinfectant after a lab technician collected a nasal swab sample from a resident to test for the COVID-19 in Dhaka.

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