![ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - - - October 29, 2015 --- Bangladeshis get their old passports cancelled and new ones issued at the Bangledesh embassy in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, October 29, 2015. More than 50,000 Bangladeshis have yet to convert their old handwritten passports with the machine readable digital passports in the UAE. The international deadline for replacing the old passport document ends on November 24, 2015. ( DELORES JOHNSON / The National ) *** Local Caption *** DJ-291015-NA-Passports-006.jpg](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WN5QMBD3G7XSFD2HVEFJ6SXATE.jpg?smart=true&auth=f1e6a4b0f474941c179694f55ee2e3074e20ef91652fab70685294447b3275fb&width=400&height=225)
It is illegal for any employer to retain a passport, says Keren Bobker. Delores Johnson / The National
It is illegal for any employer to retain a passport, says Keren Bobker. Delores Johnson / The National
UAE suspends good conduct certificate amid confusion over rules
Labour ministry says move is effective from April 1
The National
01 April, 2018