No quarantine for jabbed Bangladeshi tourists in Thailand from Nov 1

Dhaka: Thailand will be welcoming fully vaccinated Bangladeshi nationals without quarantine from November 1 under the 'Sandbox Scheme' in designated tourism areas.

This was revealed while newly-appointed Thai Ambassador to Bangladesh Makawadee Sumitmor called on the State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam at the secretariat in the capital on October 25, a press release said.

On spending a week in those selected zones, travellers will be allowed to move to any area of the country.

The Embassy of the Kingdom of Thailand will soon 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 over 160 million people.

Shahriar further sought Thai support for 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.