Around 40,000 expatriate workers waiting to go to Saudi Arabia in the next one and a half months could have saved almost Tk 260 crore in hotel expenses had the government prioritised inoculating them against Covid-19.

...... "The nearly 40,000 workers will be spending a total of Tk 260 crore," Mohammad Faruk, former senior vice president of Baira, told The Daily Star. Saudi authorities said those who had been inoculated against the coronavirus at least 14 days before reaching Saudi Arabia would not be required to be in quarantine, according to a new travel advisory.