Five demands of Saudi expatriates who have joined the student movement
September 17, 20242 Mins Read

Jumbangla Desk: The expatriates who were sent back to the country from Saudi Arabia for protesting in solidarity with the anti-discrimination student movement have given five-point demands including rehabilitation.

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On Tuesday (September 17), they made these demands in front of the National Press Club in a human chain organized under the banner of 'Expatriates returning to Saudi Arabia Riyadh'.

The speakers in the human chain said that expatriate remittance fighters live there with different emotions and feelings towards the country. In any crisis in the country, expatriates are more worried. In the last month of July, seeing the extreme suppression and killing of the dictatorship on the common students, expatriates from different countries of the world participated in the remittance shutdown program as well as the protest program. In this, the expatriates of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates fell under the fire of the law and order forces of those countries. Apart from this, they are also treated with hostility by the dictatorial government. As a result, a large number of expatriates face lawsuits and sanctions in that country. Expatriates are being arrested and sent back to the country. Due to the non-cooperation of the fugitive dictatorship, many of these expatriates had to be jailed there. Many have been repatriated from jails.

They also complained that on July 19, 228 Bangladeshi expatriates were sent to prison by the authorities of Saudi Arabia for demonstrating in solidarity with the anti-discrimination movement in front of the Bangladesh Embassy in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Various types of torture and oppression were also carried out on us there.

After spending 41 days in jail, they were sent back to the country.

They also said that although the problem of the expatriates of the Arab Emirates has been alleviated by the intervention of the chief adviser, no action is yet visible to rescue the affected expatriates or to help them return to Saudi Arabia.

They have made five-point demands including rehabilitation to the interim government to solve the problems of expatriates and increase facilities.

Their demands are:

1. Withdrawal of sanctions imposed by the Saudi government against those involved in protesting in solidarity with the anti-discrimination movement.

2. Taking practical steps to send Saudi repatriates to that country or to other countries at public expense.

3. Taking measures to provide one-time cash assistance to expatriates who suddenly become unemployed after returning to the country.

4. Taking employment measures in the country until employment opportunities are created abroad for the affected expatriates.

5. Appointing expatriate-friendly officers and employees in the embassies of various countries including Saudi Arabia.

At this time, he returned to Saudi Arabia. Nishat, Anwar Hossain, Md. Farooq Hossain and many others were present.