Thailand allows jabbed Bangladeshi tourists without quarantine

INTERNATIONAL DESK: Thailand has decided to allow vaccinated Bangladeshi nationals from November 01, 2021 without quarantine under the ‘Sandbox Scheme’ in designated tourism areas.

This was revealed today while newly appointed Thai envoy to Bangladesh Makawadee SUMITMOR called on the state minister for foreign affairs Md. Shahriar Alam at the secretariat here, a press release said.

On spending a week in those selected zones, travelers will be allowed to move to any area of the country as the Embassy of the Kingdom of Thailand here will issue a press release in this regard.

During the meeting, Shahriar sought more political support from Thailand on the repatriation of Rohingyas into their homeland Myanmar.

Stressing on Thai cooperation for enhancing capacity building in the areas of agro-processing and health sector the state minister also hoped for more Thai investments in Bangladesh as investors can avail the opportunities offered by a market of more than 160 million people.

Shahriar further sought Thai support to Bangladesh’s candidature for ASEAN Sectoral Dialogue Partner.

To expand bilateral trade, both the State Minister and the Ambassador hoped that two countries would make efforts for concluding a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in the near future, the release added.