Bangladesh, Sept. 22 -- A group of Bangladeshi migrant workers demonstrated at Karwan Bazar on Tuesday morning demanding tickets to Saudi Arabia so that they can join their workplaces.

Saudi Arabia is set to allow flights from Dhaka from October 1 after around seven months of coronavirus restriction.

Several hundred migrant workers gathered in front of the Saudia Airlines office around 10am to secure tickets.

The airlines issued a notice that they have suspended issuing tickets, sparking protests. The workers then blocked the key Sonargaon crossing, halting vehicular movement for about an hour.

"The situation is normal now," said Md Salauddin Miah, officer-in-charge of Tejgaon Police Station.

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